
Quick Facts
Founded
Particular church established before 2020
Denomination
PCA
Service Times
Sunday — worship at Dallas Children's Theater (5938 Skillman St, Dallas TX 75231); office at 10440 E Northwest Hwy
Men's Ministry
Yes
Kids Ministry
Yes
Pastor Credentials
Ruling Elders include Brian Franklin, Jay Horne, Jeff Murray, Blake Phillips, Jim (James) Pocta (therapist; Warhurst Protest 2020 signer), Mark Ratliff, David Rice, Rodman Ricketts.

10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Westminster Standards — Trinitarian.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Westminster Confession Ch. 1 — inerrancy.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Verify locally.
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Reformed.
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
PCA complementarian — male teaching/ruling elders.

PCA complementarian — male teaching/ruling elders per Westminster Standards + Book of Church Order.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Male lead pastor (Alex Dean), male associate pastor (Stephen Buerger), male pastoral intern, all-male session of 8 ruling elders.
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Reformed expository preaching is PCA norm.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Active urban Dallas ministry; meets in Dallas Children's Theater.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
RED — ruling elder Jim (James) Pocta signed the 2020 Warhurst Protest as RE. Per Bayly's June 2025 update, no signers have publicly repented. RE-only signer is a softer signal than TE-pastor signer (the lead pastor did not sign).
Caution
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
YELLOW — ruling elder on Warhurst Protest list. See warhornmedia.com and savethepca.com.
Caution

Assessment
New St. Peter's Presbyterian Church (Dallas, TX) is a PCA congregation in North Texas Presbytery with lead pastor Alex Dean and associate pastor Stephen Buerger. Ruling elder Jim (James) Pocta, a therapist based in Dallas, signed the December 2020 Warhurst Protest as RE. Single-RE signer is a softer signal than a teaching-elder signer, but still a Hall-of-Infamy entry. On paper Westminster-orthodox and complementarian. Yellow — needs discernment.
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MOOP Engagement Tracker
How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:
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Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations
[Soft-progressive signatures]
Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.
Warhurst Protest (2020)
James (Jim) Pocta
Source: warhornmedia.com — hover for details

Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes
Pocta confirmed as ruling elder via official newstpeters.org leadership page (listed as 'Jim Pocta'; same person as 'James Pocta' on Warhurst signer list per North Texas Presbytery cross-reference). Address per official site.
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.
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[1] Live source
newstpeters.org/leadership/
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[2] Live source
newstpeters.org
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[3] Live source
warhornmedia.com/2020/12/23/pca-hall-of-infamy-pastors-el…
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[4] Live source
faithstreet.com/church/new-st-peters-presbyterian-church-…
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended