Passion City Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Louie Giglio (Visionary Architect); Brad Jones (Atlanta 515 location pastor)

Founded Not published

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website passioncitychurch.com

Pastor Credentials Not published on beliefs page

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Ten-point faith statement affirms Trinity, Christ's deity, and exclusivity.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Statement references 'accuracy, truth, authority and power of the Holy Scriptures' — does not use 'inerrancy' language (Chicago Statement).

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No dedicated men's ministry visible on public pages.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Affirms 'salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ'; no substitutionary-atonement specificity.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Shelley Giglio carries NO pastoral title — listed as 'Chief Strategist, Director of Label Operations and Artist Management' and leads The GROVE ('a gathering for the girls of Atlanta'). No women in teaching/preaching pastor roles identified on roster. City Pastors all male: Brad Jones (Atlanta), Ben Stuart (DC), Jonathan Pickens (Cumberland), Dan Watson (Trilith). Gender posture less progressive than prior assessment indicated.

Louie and Shelley Giglio co-listed as leaders of the Passion Movement; public elder roster not available.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Multi-city campus model with Louie Giglio as Visionary Architect of Passion Movement; named city pastors all male per current site.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Topical/inspirational Passion-movement style; not expository verse-by-verse.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

End It Movement, Do Something Now missions giving evident; Great-Commission emphasis in statement.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No explicit DEI/CRT framing in faith statement; movement is inspirational-evangelical.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

No confessional body, no 9Marks/Acts29/TGC/SBC affiliation visible. Husband-wife co-leadership pattern remains for Giglios but pastoral titles strictly male per current public roster.

WARNING!

Assessment

Passion City Church is the local expression of the Passion movement, led by Louie Giglio. Known for Passion Conferences and worship (Passion Music). Evangelical with emphasis on worship and young adults. Giglio is generally orthodox but controversy around racial reconciliation statements. Verify doctrinal depth.

#non-denominational#atlanta#worship#megachurch

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.

Dallas Statement (Social Justice & Gospel)

Brad Jones

Source: statementonsocialjustice.com — hover for details

Nashville Statement

Brad Jones

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Celebrity-pastor, conference-driven non-denom. Orthodoxy is basic evangelical but accountability structure is thin.

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 passioncitychurch.com/beliefs
[2] Live source passioncitychurch.com/leadership/

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