First Baptist Church Macon — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. James W. Goolsby Jr.

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday mornings

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website firstbaptistmacon.org

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?

Not stated on homepage

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?

NBCUSA ordains women; New Baptist Covenant partnership with CBF-aligned sister church signals egalitarian practice

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor-led with deacons

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated on homepage

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC missions

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Racial-justice covenant of action with CBF-partner church; progressive social-engagement posture

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

National Baptist Convention USA — not SBC; covenanted with CBF-aligned First Baptist Church of Christ

Disqualifier

Assessment

SBC church in Macon, GA. Cooperative program participant.

#macon#georgia#national#sbc#batch-3#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Directory mis-categorized as BFM2000/SBC; actually NBCUSA with CBF-partnership trajectory

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20241122123125/http://www.firstbaptis…
↳ Snapshot of firstbaptistmacon.org (live link)
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20241209121140/https://firstbaptistma…
↳ Snapshot of firstbaptistmacon.com/Home (live link)
[3] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20240618112713/https://baptistnews.co…
↳ Snapshot of baptistnews.com/article/2-baptist-churches-use-shared-roo… (live link)

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