Church of the Highlands - Greystone — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Mark Pettus (Greystone Campus Pastor); Chris Hodges (Founding/Network Lead Pastor)

Founded See website

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.churchofthehighlands.com

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming church.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SOF affirms 'Inerrancy of Scripture' — 'Bible is inspired, infallible and inerrant' in original writing.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's discipleship not featured prominently; 'Highlands Men' exists but minimal info on public pages.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

ARC-style generic evangelical language; no prosperity indicators but also no clear sola fide articulation on homepage.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Women serve in 'Director of Women's Ministries' and 'Coordinator of Women's Ministries, Women's Discipleship' roles per staff page; formal stance on women as teaching pastors not published — ARC autonomous, varies by campus.

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Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Multi-site ARC megachurch; Mark Pettus is Greystone campus pastor; Chris Hodges stepped down abruptly in 2020 per Julie Roys reporting (controversy over Ramsey Solutions pattern etc.); elder plurality structure not clearly published.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Chris Hodges topical-attractional; video-teaching at campuses.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

ARC co-founder — major church-planting reach; Highlands College training pipeline.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Attractional multisite; no overt CRT but 'Dream Team' volunteer-branding signals attractional ethos.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

ARC network (non-denominational). ARC SOF does not address women in leadership, baptism, communion, predestination — intentionally minimal. Churches autonomous. ARC network ties = yellow.

Caution

Assessment

National directory entry — web-verified pastor, website, and Facebook. Visit website for full theological details.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Hodges pattern (abrupt 2020 step-down, later return) and attractional-megachurch ARC model warrant sustained 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 churchofthehighlands.com/about/faith
[2] Live source julieroys.com/founding-pastor-chris-hodges-abruptly-steps…

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