Park Hill Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Ryan Laden

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Bible Study 9:30 AM, Worship 11:00 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.parkhill.church/

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Affirms Trinity, Christ's divinity and atonement in core beliefs.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Affirms biblical inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No men's ministry surfaced on available homepage content; women's ministry exists.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Salvation through faith in Jesus; believer's baptism by immersion; BFM 2000 aligned.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Senior Pastor Ryan Laden (male); no female pastors in leadership team; pastoral gender stance not explicitly complementarian but BFM 2000 adherence implies it.

Male senior pastor; no female pastoral roles visible

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Lead Pastor Ryan Laden confirmed on site ('serves as Lead Pastor at Park Hill Baptist Church').

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

'Sound teaching' with 'clarity and conviction' regarding Scripture — expository-adjacent.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC cooperating; full BFM 2000 linked.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT or LGBTQ+ affirming language found.

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Accountability Structure

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

'Cooperating Southern Baptist church' — SBC confessional.

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Assessment

Park Hill Baptist Church in North Little Rock, AR. Needs evaluation.

#arkansas#national#sbc

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Lead Pastor Ryan Laden. Heart for Scripture. Also has sites at parkhillbaptist.com and parkhillbaptist.org.

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 parkhill.church/about

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