Christ Presbyterian Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Paul Goebel (Senior Pastor); Scott Sauls placed on indefinite leave May 2023 per public reporting

Founded 2012

Denomination Presbyterian (PCA)

Service Times See website for times

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.christpres.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

Affirms Nicene orthodoxy and full deity/humanity of Christ.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Affirms inerrancy and authority of Scripture.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not highlighted on homepage — verify via ministries page.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Salvation by grace through faith alone.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

PCA requires male-only ordination per Westminster Confession. Complementarian — not patriarchal.

PCA requires male-only ordination (pastors, elders, deacons); complementarian by confession

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Male elder/pastor leadership.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Gospel-centered teaching per site; Reformed/Presbyterian exposition in PCA tradition.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Mission: worship, encourage, serve Middle TN 'and beyond'; missions giving present.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Describes itself as 'diverse' and 'city-positive'; no explicit CRT/DEI program visible — soft tone but not captured. | RED additional context: Former senior pastor Scott Sauls is on the December 2020 Warhurst Protest signers list (warhornmedia.com), and was on the Revoice 2018 endorser list (later asked for removal — his subsequent 2024 departure from PCA into egalitarian non-denominational ministry suggests the original Revoice association was theologically genuine, not a misunderstanding). Sauls placed on indefinite leave May 2023; current senior pastor Paul Goebel — verify whether Christ Pres has cleanly broken from Sauls's soft-progressive trajectory or carries forward the Keller / Revoice / Warhurst-camp DNA.

Strong

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

PCA provides strong presbyterian accountability through sessions, presbyteries, and General Assembly.

Strong

Assessment

Christ Presbyterian Church is a PCA congregation — the Presbyterian Church in America holds to the Westminster Confession, affirms inerrancy, requires male-only ordination, and maintains strong presbyterian accountability. A growing Nashville PCA church with a city-center focus.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Sauls removal confirmed; Paul Goebel now leading. PCA confessional but soft-city posture keeps at yellow.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source christpres.org
[2] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Presbyterian_Church_(Nashvil…

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