Life.Church - Midwest City — 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 evangelical.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Statement of faith exists; inerrancy not fully surfaced on visible pages.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Multi-campus men's programming exists but specifics not documented.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Evangelical framing; non-Covenant-church publicly.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Red validated — Amy Groeschel 'Pastor Amy' title confirmed in prior external coverage; homepage sparse and did not refute.

Female pastors including 'Pastor Amy' Groeschel; egalitarian practice

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Craig Groeschel Founder/Senior; multi-site model; elder plurality undocumented. Yellow held.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Red validated — topical seeker-sensitive YouVersion model.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Large multi-site outreach including YouVersion app.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Welcoming tagline 'You're Welcome Here' is broad-evangelical but not documented as explicitly affirming.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

ECC ordains women; yellow held.

Caution

Assessment

National directory entry — web-verified pastor, website, and Facebook. Visit website for full theological details.

#megachurch#midwest-city#oklahoma#multisite

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Downgrade overall to red: female pastors on staff (incl. Amy Groeschel). Also downgrade preaching to red (known topical/seeker-sensitive style).

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 life.church/who-we-are/
[2] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Groeschel
[3] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life.Church

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