Imago Dei Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Daniel Jansson (Lead Pastor)

Founded 2015

Denomination Acts 29 Network

Service Times Sundays 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.imagodei.church

Pastor Credentials Biola/Talbot alumnus

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Acts 29 + EFCA both affirm historic Christology.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Acts 29 + EFCA both affirm inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Acts 29 + EFCA emphasis.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Acts 29 Reformed; EFCA evangelical.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Acts 29 + EFCA complementarian (EFCA permits local option but Acts 29 binds); Jansson (male) leads.

Acts 29 complementarian by network polity — male-only senior teaching/preaching elders. Verify local plant's actual practice.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Daniel Jansson (male) is Lead Pastor; Biola/Talbot training.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Acts 29 + EFCA expository emphasis.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Strong life-on-life discipleship and church planting roots in city.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Bellflower/Downey LA-area planting context.

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Accountability Structure

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

Acts 29 Network + EFCA dual affiliation.

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Assessment

Imago Dei Church is an EFCA + Acts 29 dual-affiliated church plant in Bellflower, California, established in 2015. Lead Pastor Daniel Jansson has a passion for life-on-life discipleship and setting deep roots in the city through church planting. Mission: 'Beholding Jesus, becoming like him, putting his glory on display.' Biola/Talbot training reinforces evangelical academic posture.

#acts29#efca#ca#bellflower#los-angeles#church-plant#reformed

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 imagodei.church
[2] Live source acts29.com/church/imago-dei-church-2/

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