Saddleback Church - Irvine — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Andy Wood (Lead Pastor); Stacie Wood (Teaching Pastor)

Founded See website

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website saddleback.com

Pastor Credentials Andy Wood (Lead Pastor since 2022, succeeded Rick Warren); Stacie Wood (Teaching Pastor)

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming church.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Verify inerrancy stance.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Verify faith-alone soteriology.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Stacie Wood serves as Teaching Pastor (formerly at Echo.Church); Andy Wood affirms female teaching pastors; 2021 Saddleback ordained three women to pastor. Decisive rubric-red per 1 Tim 2:12.

Female teaching pastor (Stacie Wood) — primary cause of SBC disfellowship

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Celebrity megachurch pastor-transition (Rick Warren to Andy & Stacie Wood 2022); multi-campus 4-continent model.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Topical sermon-series model (Purpose-Driven legacy); verse-by-verse rarely.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Verify Great Commission focus.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

PEACE Plan social-action framework; ambiguous on current cultural issues.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Disfellowshipped from SBC February 2023; appeal rejected June 2023 at SBC Annual Meeting. Not in 'friendly cooperation' with SBC.

WARNING!

Assessment

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

#megachurch#irvine#california#multisite

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

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 saddleback.com
[2] Live source churchleaders.com/news/445489-saddleback-church-kicked-ou…
[3] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20251204123744/https://www.christiani…
↳ Snapshot of christianitytoday.com/2023/02/saddleback-church-southern-… (live link)

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