Harbor Church Honolulu — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Matt Dirks (Lead Pastor)

Founded 2005

Denomination Acts 29 Network

Service Times Sunday gatherings

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website harborhonolulu.org

Pastor Credentials Acts 29 Network church planter; founding pastor of Harbor Church Hawaii network

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Acts 29 Doctrinal Distinctives affirm historic Trinitarian Christology.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Acts 29 affirms inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify in person.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Acts 29 is confessionally Reformed-evangelical.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Acts 29 is formally complementarian. Matt Dirks (male) Lead Pastor.

Male lead pastor; Acts 29 network polity is complementarian

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Acts 29 requires plurality of male elders; Harbor network operates multi-site/multi-church.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Network norm is expository/gospel-centered preaching.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Mother church of Harbor Hawaii network (Waipahu, West Oahu campuses).

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Honolulu urban Hawaii context — verify cultural drift markers in person.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Acts 29 Network — peer accountability.

Caution

Assessment

Harbor Church Honolulu is the mother congregation of the Harbor Hawaii Acts 29 network, founded in 2005 by Matt Dirks. The Harbor network has spawned multiple Hawaii campuses (Waipahu, West Oahu Ewa Beach). Solid recommendation for men in urban Honolulu seeking a complementarian, Acts 29 affiliated church with established multi-church DNA.

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Sources & Evidence

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 acts29.com/church/harbor-church/
[2] Live source harborhonolulu.org

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