New St. Peter's Presbyterian Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Alex Dean (Lead Pastor); Stephen Buerger (Associate Pastor, Outreach & Community); Alex McEwen (Pastoral Intern)

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

Website newstpeters.org

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.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster Confession Ch. 1 — inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify locally.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed.

Strong

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.

Strong

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.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Reformed expository preaching is PCA norm.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active urban Dallas ministry; meets in Dallas Children's Theater.

Strong

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:

✓ 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.

[1] Live source newstpeters.org/leadership/
[2] Live source newstpeters.org
[3] Live source warhornmedia.com/2020/12/23/pca-hall-of-infamy-pastors-el…
[4] Live source faithstreet.com/church/new-st-peters-presbyterian-church-…

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