Heritage Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Tom Hicks (senior pastor / elder)

Founded 2010s

Denomination Reformed Baptist

Service Times Sunday worship

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.heritagebaptisttexas.com

Pastor Credentials Tom Hicks: PhD, Reformed Theological Seminary; Director of Theology at Founders Ministries; prolific writer on Reformed Baptist theology and the 1689 confession

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Orthodox Trinitarian Christology per 1689 LBC.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy and sola Scriptura affirmed per 1689 chapter 1.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify per local engagement.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Particular Baptist / Reformed soteriology — TULIP, definite atonement.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Male elders only per 1689; complementarian/patriarchal-leaning per Founders alignment.

Male elders only per 1689 LBC chapter 26.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality of male elders.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository preaching, common to 1689 churches.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Verify per local engagement.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Tom Hicks publicly aligned with Founders' Cinema work and anti-CRT critique.

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Accountability Structure

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

1689 confessional. Tom Hicks is Director of Theology at Founders Ministries — direct Founders affiliation.

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Assessment

Heritage Baptist Church in Mansfield, TX is pastored by Tom Hicks, Director of Theology at Founders Ministries and one of the most respected systematicians in the contemporary Reformed Baptist world. Hicks's writing on the 1689 LBC and on Reformed Baptist ecclesiology has helped define the post-ARBCA / CBA-era movement. GREEN by all standard MOOP rubrics for 1689 churches.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

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)

Tom Hicks

Source: statementonsocialjustice.com — hover for details

Nashville Statement

Tom Hicks

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details