New Life La Jolla — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. James Lee

Founded See website

Denomination PCA

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.newlifelajolla.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCA-confessional Trinitarian orthodoxy per Westminster Confession.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

PCA subscribes to Westminster Confession of Faith which affirms Scripture as inerrant, sufficient, final authority.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Wednesday 7am Men's Group confirmed — green re-verified.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

PCA — Reformed sola fide, substitutionary atonement, justification by grace through faith alone.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCA constitutionally complementarian — only qualified men ordained as teaching/ruling elders.

Rev. James Lee; PCA constitutionally complementarian — ordained male elders only

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

PCA plural-elder (session) + presbytery accountability structure; Rev. James Lee listed as pastor with Officers & Staff.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Emphasis 'Growing Deep in the Living Knowledge of the Word'; PCA-standard expository preaching.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Mission statement includes 'Passionate in joyful witness to the world'; specific missions partnerships not detailed on homepage — yellow holds.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

PCA conservative Reformed; no DEI/CRT/affirming language.

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Accountability Structure

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

PCA affiliation confirmed on site: 'New Life Presbyterian Church of La Jolla is part of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA).' — green re-verified.

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Assessment

National directory entry — web-verified pastor, website, and Facebook. Visit website for full theological details.

#pca#reformed#california#san-diego#la-jolla

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.

Dallas Statement (Social Justice & Gospel)

Rev. James Lee

Source: statementonsocialjustice.com — hover for details

Nashville Statement

Rev. James Lee

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Major upgrade to green overall — PCA confessional accountability + explicit Wednesday Men's Group + Westminster standards inherit green on multiple dimensions.

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 newlifelajolla.org

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