North Point Community Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Andy Stanley (Senior Pastor & Founder)

Founded 1995

Denomination Non-Denominational (Andy Stanley)

Service Times Sunday 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website northpoint.org

Pastor Credentials Author; son of Charles Stanley; founder of North Point Ministries

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Non-denominational evangelical; orthodox Christology assumed from teaching, not from any SBC confession.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Red validated — 'unhitch from Old Testament' remains on record; no inerrancy statement surfaced.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Generic group structure; no distinctive men's pipeline.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Generic evangelical; de-emphasizes doctrinal clarity in favor of felt-needs.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Red — North Point has platformed women in teaching/preaching roles in weekend services; not confessionally complementarian.

Male senior pastor confirmed. Complementarian per SBC BF&M 2000 (CBMW halfway position; MOOP holds patriarchal headship as the biblical standard); verify whether headship convictions are robust or drifting toward functional egalitarianism.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Centralized around Andy Stanley; successor plan unclear; Reggie Joiner (Orange founder) abuse allegations recent.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Seeker-sensitive, topical/therapeutic; felt-needs driven — rubric 'red.'

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Large-scale outreach/attendance emphasis; Great Commission framing present.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Red validated — 2023 Unconditional Conference (Side-B/affirming speakers) and Stanley's documented trajectory; homepage silent on doctrinal specifics but does not walk back positioning.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

Nondenominational — NOT SBC. Directory record previously mislabeled as Southern Baptist Convention; corrected in R35 audit 2026-04-23. No cooperative/confessional accountability beyond North Point Ministries' internal governance.

WARNING!

Assessment

North Point Community Church is one of America's largest churches in Alpharetta, GA. Led by Andy Stanley. Note: North Point left the SBC. Now nondenominational.

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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

MAJOR MIS-TAG. Not SBC; nondenominational; Stanley criticizes SBC on women-pastors issue; seeker-sensitive preaching style. Downgrade denominational, gender, and preaching. Overall red. --- Merged from north-point-community-church-alpharetta: Downgraded from yellow to red based on documented 'Unconditional Conference,' Stanley's pro-egalitarian sermon June 2024, and unhitch-from-OT teaching. | [2026-04-30 denomination correction: Southern Baptist (SBC) -> Non-Denominational; reason: Non-denominational (Andy Stanley), egalitarian-leaning seeker-sensitive, NOT SBC]

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 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Point_Community_Church
[2] Live source northpoint.org
[3] Live source premierchristian.news/en/news/article/andy-stanley-critic…
[4] Live source northpoint.org
[5] Live source julieroys.com/andy-stanleys-atlanta-megachurch-faces-push…
[6] Live source christianpost.com/news/andy-stanley-criticizes-sbc-for-ou…

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