Apex Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Lead Pastor Zeb Cook

Founded See website

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.apexbaptist.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming church.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Statement of Faith affirms 'all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy' with 'truth, without any mixture of error' — inerrancy explicit.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's Ministry confirmed as listed ministry track on homepage. Detail/scope not described — yellow holds.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SOF affirms salvation by grace through faith with BF&M 2000 reference — green.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

SOF Family section: 'A wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her husband'; 'office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture' — complementarian/patriarchal family vision.

Male-only pastorate per SOF; wife's submission to husband's servant leadership explicitly taught.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

SOF mentions pastors and deacons as scriptural officers; no elder-plurality language retrieved — yellow.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Preaching method not described on beliefs page — yellow.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Baptist Faith and Message 2000 explicitly referenced; SBC cooperative missions giving implicit — green.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language detected in beliefs page — verify men's/cultural ministries — yellow.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Homepage references Matthew 28 mission framing; SBC badge not re-surfaced this pass but prior BF&M 2000 affirmation from beliefs page not contradicted. Green holds.

Strong

Assessment

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

#sbc#north-carolina#apex#raleigh#wake-county

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Clear BF&M 2000 affirmation; upgrade to green with explicit SOF language.

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 apexbaptist.org/what-we-believe

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