Church of the Highlands - Riverchase — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Mark Pettus (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?

Homepage primarily navigational/event listings; SOF page not surfaced; ARC-founded multisite context unchanged — yellow held leaning red per refined rubric.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

'Highlands Men' program exists as a ministry track; not named in content fetched — yellow.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Evangelical gospel language; no confessional statement — yellow.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Church of the Highlands (Chris Hodges network, ARC-founded) has women on staff in pastoral-type roles; complementarian stance not explicit — yellow leaning red.

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Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor Chris Hodges leads central multisite; ARC founder network; elder-plurality not disclosed — yellow.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Known for topical 21-Day-Prayer-and-Fasting / life-application series rather than expository — yellow leaning red.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Dream-Team volunteer and multisite expansion model; gospel-focused framing general — yellow.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

COTH drew public scrutiny 2020 re: pastor social-media controversies; DEI framing not explicit but cultural alignment mixed — yellow.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Non-denominational; founding ARC-network church; no confessional accountability — yellow leaning red per refined rubric.

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

Deep-fetch of /about/beliefs returned 404. About page content thin. ARC-founder church with known topical-pragmatic pattern; keep yellow pending full beliefs retrieval.

No URL sources recorded for this church. Rating based on denominational defaults and/or directory-level metadata.

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