Life.Church - Shawnee — 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?

Verify inerrancy stance.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Verify faith-alone soteriology.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Life.Church is affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) which ordains women as pastors; Amy Groeschel and other women serve in pastoral/teaching roles. Red per rubric's known-pattern list.

ECC-affiliated; denomination ordains women; women serve as pastors in the network

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Centralized multi-site model led by Craig Groeschel with campus pastors; campus-level elder plurality unclear.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Topical/video-venue campus model; expository emphasis not prominent.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Verify Great Commission focus.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify cultural alignment.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

ECC affiliation per public records — ECC is an egalitarian denomination with trajectory concerns; /what-we-believe page returned 404 on revalidation 2026-04; insufficient confessional accountability for 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

Known rubric pattern: Life.Church = ECC = women pastors = 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 life.church

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