First Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Tim Schaefer

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website firstbaptistmadison.org/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Core value 'Soul Freedom' with 'doing justice' framing; creeds/orthodoxy not affirmed.

WARNING!

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not affirmed as inerrant or final authority; progressive hermeneutic.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not emphasized.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Mission 'to follow Jesus by doing justice, loving people, and advocating for equity' replaces substitutionary atonement language.

WARNING!

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Welcoming & Affirming 'of all persons without regard to sexual or gender identity' since 1994 congregational vote.

Verify

Disqualifier

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Women serve on all boards including deacons; egalitarian.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Justice-equity framing per mission statement.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Explicit social-justice mission: 'doing justice, loving people, advocating for equity.'

WARNING!

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Full progressive posture: 'Inclusivity' as first core value.

Disqualifier

Accountability Structure

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

Alliance of Baptists + ABCUSA + ABC-WI — liberal mainline, black-tier per rubric.

Disqualifier

Assessment

First Baptist Church in Madison, WI — yellow-default pending full research. Verify all categories.

#sbc#madison#wi#needs-review

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.

Nashville Statement

Rev. Tim Schaefer

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

URL research: FBC Madison; current address 518 N Franklin Ave not 222 W Washington; ABCUSA not SBC

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 firstbaptistmadison.org/about/

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