Living Stones Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Kyle Bateson (Lead Teaching Pastor)

Founded 2003

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.livingstoneschurch.org

Pastor Credentials Not published

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Beliefs page affirms Trinity and deity of Christ.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Beliefs page affirms Scripture as authoritative Word of God.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not visible in available site content.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Beliefs page affirms salvation by grace through faith in Christ's atonement.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Beliefs state men and women are 'equally made in the image of God' with 'unique and distinct ways' — language suggests complementarian framing but local ordination practice not explicitly stated.

Pastoral staff appears male; beliefs statement uses distinction language but ordination policy not stated.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastoral team includes Lead Teaching Pastor (Kyle Bateson), Executive Pastor (Craig Parish), Discipleship Pastor (Jason Diaz), plus Lay Pastors — staff-led structure; no explicit plurality-of-elders statement.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Sermon content offered but preaching style not classified on site — verify in person.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Great Commission language present; specifics of missions giving not visible on home page.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language found on beliefs page, but not explicitly addressed.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

R63 re-validation: live homepage reachable but client-rendered with thin SSR; no new red-flag content surfaced (no women senior pastors, no ARC, no Comer/Kendi/DiAngelo language). Prior Acts 29 affiliation evidence (Harvey Turner West Region Director; Kyle Bateson Network Director) and complementarian-leaning beliefs language unchanged. Held YELLOW pending direct confirmation of formal elder plurality + men's ministry.

Caution

Assessment

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

#non-denominational#reno#nevada

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Prior directory entry listed no pastor; confirmed founding by Harvey Turner (2003) with Kyle Bateson now Lead Teaching Pastor.

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 livingstoneschurches.com/reno

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