Ecclesia Church Houston — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Chris Seay (Pastor)

Founded Verify

Denomination Acts 29 Network

Service Times Sunday mornings — check website for times

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.acts29.com/find-a-church

Pastor Credentials Verified via church website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Acts 29 / Reformed — orthodox Trinitarian Christology affirmed.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Acts 29 Network — Scripture affirmed as authoritative.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry availability.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Acts 29 Network — salvation by grace through faith.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Verify patriarchal / complementarian / egalitarian framework.

Male pastoral leadership; Verify patriarchal / complementarian / egalitarian stance

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Male pastoral leadership confirmed.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository/biblical preaching emphasis.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Great Commission focus.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language detected.

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Accountability Structure

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

Acts 29 Network affiliation confirmed.

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Assessment

Ecclesia Church is an Acts 29 congregation in Houston, TX. Gospel-centered Reformed church in the nation's fourth-largest city.

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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

Ecclesia uses heavy liturgy, weekly Lord's Supper, hymn-heavy worship. Seay described as emergent. ChurchClarity rating should be checked for gender/sexuality stance — known emergent-adjacent pattern flag.

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 ecclesiahouston.org
[2] Live source churchclarity.org/church-old/ecclesia-houston-423

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