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Progressive / post-evangelical

GracePointe Church

101 Gracepointe Pass, Franklin, TN 37067
Disqualified — Apostate or Anti-Biblical
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Josh Scott (Lead Pastor); Stan Mitchell (founding, emeritus)
Founded 2003
Denomination Non-denominational (formerly evangelical)
Service Times Sunday mornings (see website)
Men's Ministry No
Kids Ministry Yes
Website www.gracepointe.net
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Nominally Trinitarian, increasingly non-exclusivist.
Caution
Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Stan Mitchell publicly announced full LGBTQ inclusion in 2015, making GracePointe the first large evangelical-leaning church in the South to do so; now pastored by Josh Scott on an openly "deconstruction-friendly" progressive-Christian track.
WARNING!
Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
None.
WARNING!
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Progressive.
Caution
Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Fully egalitarian; women preachers regular.
Fully egalitarian.
Disqualifier
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Progressive leadership.
WARNING!
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Progressive/deconstruction.
WARNING!
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Deconstruction/inclusion.
Caution
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Flagship of the evangelical deconstruction / "exvangelical" movement.
Disqualifier
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
Non-denominational; left evangelical identity.
Disqualifier
Assessment
GracePointe in Nashville was the church that broke the southern-evangelical dam on LGBTQ affirmation when Stan Mitchell publicly changed his position in 2015. Now led by Josh Scott, it has become a flagship of the "deconstruction" / exvangelical movement — openly affirming, progressive in hermeneutics, and explicitly distancing itself from its evangelical roots.
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