First Baptist Church Bossier City — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Brad Jurkovich

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday mornings

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.firstbossier.com

Pastor Credentials SBC pastor

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

BFM2000 orthodox

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy affirmed

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's Ministry link present in nav; program detail not on homepage — remains yellow.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Grace through faith

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian (CBMW halfway position; MOOP holds patriarchal headship as the biblical standard)

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor-led with deacons

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Current series 'Lies or Life' topical-thematic (7 lies that keep us from real living) rather than strictly expository, though page notes 'greatest consequence' framing around the resurrection — mixed expository-topical.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC missions

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Homepage navigation-only on current fetch; no DEI/CRT or Practicing the Way markers observed. Prior-batch CBN leadership finding (Jurkovich as CBN founding leader within SBC) stands. | GREEN signal: Pastor Dr. Brad Jurkovich is a public signatory of "The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel" (the 2018 "Dallas Statement," statementonsocialjustice.com), the post-2018 Big Eva line in the sand against CRT, woke evangelicalism, and feminized social justice. Verified via Wayback Machine snapshots. Per the "people is policy" principle, this is a strong positive marker of orthodox conservative-Reformed conviction. | SCANDAL FLAG (added 2026-04-29 via SBC megachurch audit): Active 2024-2025 lawsuit by former members alleging Jurkovich diverted mission funds to launch Conservative Baptist Network. Bossier district judge declined to dismiss pastor and staff from pending lawsuit (Feb 2024). Suit advancing through 2025. Recommend adding scandal_flag to existing entry.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Pastor Brad Jurkovich is a public founding leader of the Conservative Baptist Network (CBN); church remains SBC-affiliated but is associated with the CBN reform movement within SBC.

Strong

Assessment

SBC church in Bossier City, LA. Cooperative program participant.

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Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Orthodox-aligned signatures]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Dallas Statement (Social Justice & Gospel)

Dr. Brad Jurkovich

Source: statementonsocialjustice.com — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Jurkovich/CBN association is a publicly documented conservative-reform posture within SBC — notable signal for conservative alignment.

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 firstbossier.com

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