Sandals Church - Lake Arrowhead — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Matt Brown (Lead Pastor, founder)

Founded See website

Denomination SBC (affiliated)

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website sandalschurch.com

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC tradition implies Trinitarian orthodoxy; SOF not surfaced.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BF&M 2000 affirms inerrancy (SBC affiliation) but Sandals-specific language unverified.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not detailed on available sources.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Baptist sola fide expected.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBC affiliation implies male-only pastor office; local policy not confirmed.

Verify

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor Matt Brown (Matthew Stephen Brown) as founder/lead; accountability structure not surfaced on homepage.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Seeker-sensitive contemporary format.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Multi-campus Southern California growth.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Contemporary seeker-oriented; 'soul care' framing.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

SBC-affiliated per directory listing; multi-site seeker-sensitive model.

Caution

Assessment

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

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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)

Matt Brown

Source: statementonsocialjustice.com — hover for details

Nashville Statement

Matt Brown

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Lake Arrowhead is satellite campus of Riverside-based Sandals Church network.

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 sandalschurch.com

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