Life.Church - Hendersonville — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Craig Groeschel (Founder & Senior Pastor)

Founded See website

Denomination Evangelical Covenant

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.life.church

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming church.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

ECC Covenant Affirmations: 'Scripture as only perfect rule for faith, doctrine, and conduct' — not explicitly inerrantist.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not a named program with retreats/groups typical of men's ministry model.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

ECC historically non-confessional on soteriological specifics; generic evangelical framing.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

RED — Life.Church 'thoroughly reflects the Covenant Affirmations, commitment to women in ministry' (per ECC press). Heather Van Wormer is campus pastor of Lenexa, KS (1000 member congregation). Amy Groeschel called 'Pastor Amy' on site. Egalitarian practice.

Egalitarian — women pastors affirmed per ECC + Life.Church practice (Amy Groeschel, Heather Van Wormer campus pastor)

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Craig Groeschel central personality; multi-site video-driven model with campus pastors (male + female).

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Topical-attractional — Groeschel series-driven, not verse-by-verse expository.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

YouVersion Bible App is major global evangelistic tool.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Attractional / Bible-App / YouVersion-focused ministry; no overt CRT.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) — Pietist/mainline-leaning; ordains women; recently in tension over LGBTQ (First Cov Minneapolis expelled 2019 for affirming stance). ECC pattern skews progressive. Per refined rubric, ECC is not confessional-accountable denomination; women pastors = red.

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

DOWNGRADE to red: confirmed women pastors at Life.Church, ECC progressive trajectory. Gender = red.

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 covchurch.org/2021/01/21/life-church-growth-unimaginable-…
[2] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life.Church

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