Redeemer Church Kansas City — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Ron Downing (Lead Pastor); Ricky Shipe (Associate); Chris Stewart (Worship)

Founded Verify

Denomination Acts 29 Network

Service Times Sunday mornings — check website for times

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website redeemernw.org

Pastor Credentials Ron Downing — Lead Pastor; full 7-elder team

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Acts 29 / Reformed church — orthodox Trinitarian Christology affirmed.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Acts 29 Network — Scripture affirmed as authoritative.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry availability.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Acts 29 Network — salvation by grace through faith.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Verify — patriarchal / complementarian framework likely; confirm elder/pastoral structure and verify whether headship convictions are robust or drifting toward functional egalitarianism.

Male pastoral leadership; Verify patriarchal / complementarian / egalitarian stance

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

7 elders named publicly (Ron Downing, Johnny Falk, Joe Hirleman, Darrell Parrish, Ricky Shipe, Chris Stewart, David Toliver) — robust plural male elder polity.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Word-and-prayer centered; expository implied by 'declaring the Word'.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Great Commission focus.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language detected; gospel-centered mission.

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Accountability Structure

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

Acts 29 Network-affiliated per church site; confessional statement implied.

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Assessment

Redeemer Church is an Acts 29 congregation in Kansas City. Gospel-centered Reformed church with Acts 29 network accountability.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

CRITICAL: directory URL wrong — fix to redeemerkc.church. Church itself (at correct URL) is solid.

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 redeemerkc.church
[2] Live source redeemerkc.church/our-team

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