Parkside Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Alistair Begg (Senior Pastor)

Founded 1983

Denomination Non-denominational (evangelical)

Service Times Sunday 9:00 AM & 10:45 AM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.parksidechurch.com

Pastor Credentials Alistair Begg: Trained at London School of Theology; ordained minister since 1975; Truth For Life radio ministry; prolific author and expository preacher

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Alistair Begg preaches Christ as the only way of salvation with unwavering clarity. Nicene orthodoxy fully affirmed.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Begg is a committed inerrantist. Scripture is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice. Every sermon is text-driven.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry and discipleship groups available.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Justification by faith alone through grace alone. Reformed soteriology clearly preached.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Male-only elders and pastors. Begg holds a complementarian-to-patriarchal view of male headship in the home and church.

Male elders and pastors only; complementarian with strong male headship emphasis

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Governed by a plurality of male elders with Begg as senior pastor. Accountability structure in place.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

World-class expository preaching. Begg is widely regarded as one of the finest verse-by-verse preachers alive. Truth For Life broadcasts reach millions.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active missions program. Great Commission centered with global outreach through Truth For Life.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT accommodation. Begg has resisted cultural drift throughout his entire ministry career. | GREEN signal: *** INITIAL SIGNER (one of the founding 153) *** Pastor Alistair Begg is a public signatory of "The Nashville Statement on Biblical Sexuality" (CBMW, 2017-08-25, cbmw.org/nashville-statement). The Nashville Statement is the post-2017 evangelical line on biblical anthropology, marriage, and sexual ethics — affirming creation order, one-man-one-woman marriage, and biblical sexuality. Signing places the pastor on the orthodox / non-affirming side of the 2017 evangelical fault line.

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Accountability Structure

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

Website returned 403 on validation fetch (possible bot-block rather than true outage). No homepage content retrievable this pass. Alistair Begg's public ministry (Truth For Life) is Reformed/expository/complementarian; prior yellow holds pending direct site evidence — no contradicting evidence.

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Assessment

Parkside Church under Alistair Begg is one of the premier expository Bible-teaching churches in America. Begg has preached verse-by-verse through Scripture for over 40 years with unwavering commitment to inerrancy, male headship, and the exclusivity of Christ. Truth For Life radio ministry extends his influence globally. The church is elder-led, missions-minded, and doctrinally rock-solid. A top-tier GREEN church. Note: Begg drew controversy in late 2023 for advising a grandmother to attend a grandchild's transgender wedding — he later clarified his pastoral intent but the incident raised some concerns among discernment circles.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Orthodox-aligned 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.

Nashville Statement

Alistair Begg

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