Elevation Church - Ballantyne — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Steven Furtick

Founded See website

Denomination SBC (affiliated)

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website elevationchurch.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming church.

Disqualifier

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Verify inerrancy stance.

Disqualifier

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Group-based only; no dedicated expository men's ministry visible.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Verify faith-alone soteriology.

Disqualifier

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Verify patriarchal / complementarian / egalitarian stance.

Male senior pastor Furtick; Holly Furtick preaches/leads women's ministry (teaching role contested)

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Celebrity-pastor centered; board composed largely of fellow megachurch pastors (Noble, Groeschel historically) rather than congregational elders.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Topical, motivational, felt-needs driven sermons; Furtick documented teachings (modalism-adjacent on Trinity) raise christology concerns.

Disqualifier

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Verify Great Commission focus.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Progressive-leaning aesthetic; ambiguous on cultural issues.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Technically SBC-affiliated but functions as independent Furtick brand; not meaningfully accountable to SBC.

WARNING!

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

/what-we-believe page returned 403; public-facing concerns on Furtick's theology well documented. [2026-05-19] Auto-flagged BLACK: Steven Furtick (Elevation) — prosperity-adjacent / TD-Jakes modalism detected in pastor field. MOOP disqualifier.

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 elevationchurch.org

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