Flatirons Community Church - Aurora — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Jim Burgen (Lead Pastor)

Founded Not published

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.flatironschurch.com

Pastor Credentials Not published

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Restoration Movement (Independent Christian Church) heritage — Trinitarian.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

'Bible is the inspired Word of God' typical RM framing; inerrancy language softer.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Active Men's Conference May 15-16 and dedicated 'Flatirons Men' ministry.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Restoration Movement salvation framework (belief-repentance-confession-baptism).

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Restoration Movement varies; Flatirons has hired female teaching staff historically; complementarian polity not explicit.

Restoration Movement with dominant male senior pastor; female teaching staff history mixed.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Beliefs page links exist but no individual elders named on accessible pages. Burgen-dominant. Held red.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Topical felt-needs preaching, not expository. Red retained.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Make Heaven more crowded' framing — evangelism-forward but simple.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

2019 non-affirming statement reaffirmed; Nov 2025 Burgen sermon endorsed anti-trans ballot petitions — culturally conservative on sexuality.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

No confessional or accountability network. Red retained.

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

Despite 2015 trans-retreat-ban controversy and 2008 'gays welcome to serve' past, Burgen has trended conservative on sexuality since 2019.

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 flatironschurch.com
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260309182524/https://www.flatironsc…
↳ Snapshot of flatironschurch.com/leadership/ (live link)

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