Redemption Church Tempe — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Tyler Johnson (Lead Pastor); Luke Simmons (former lead, now teaching pastor)

Founded Approximately 2009

Denomination Acts 29 Network

Service Times Sunday mornings (verify current times on website)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website redemptionaz.com/tempe

Pastor Credentials Tyler Johnson — Lead Pastor of the Redemption Tempe congregation (multi-site Redemption AZ network)

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Acts 29 SOF affirms orthodox Trinitarian Christology — assume green pending local elder confirmation.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Acts 29 SOF affirms inerrancy of Scripture; verify local elder subscription.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Multi-site network typically runs men's groups; verify cadence.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Acts 29 is Reformed-soteriological in network distinctives; verify local SOF.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Verify all-male elder structure (network is complementarian on paper but variation exists across Acts 29 plants).

Network is complementarian; verify local elder structure

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality of elders on staff page; verify all-male roster directly.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expositional posture per Acts 29 norms; not directly verified.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Acts 29 is church-planting network — plant-of-plants culture present.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No public DEI/CRT framing surfaced; verify directly.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Network rather than denomination — limited external accountability. Acts 29 expects local elder governance + SOF subscription but does not enforce confessionally.

Caution

Assessment

Redemption Tempe is part of the Redemption AZ multi-site Acts 29 network in Phoenix metro. Tyler Johnson is the longstanding Lead Pastor; Luke Simmons (former lead) remains in teaching role. The network has a stable post-Driscoll Acts 29 identity and has not exhibited the controversies of some early-Driscoll-era plants. Verify local elder roster, women-in-ministry stance, and SOF directly.

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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)

Tyler Johnson

Source: statementonsocialjustice.com — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

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 acts29.com/find-a-church
[2] Live source redemptionaz.com

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