First Baptist Church Forney — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Nathan Lino

Founded See website

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fbcforney.org

Pastor Credentials Senior Pastor (recent sermon on John 4:27-42 delivered by Pastor Lino)

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian: 'One living God revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit' per BF&M 2000.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Affirms BF&M 2000: 'The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God's revelation of Himself to man.' Truth without mixture of error.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry not named explicitly among listed programs.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

BF&M 2000 salvation: 'Offered freely through personal faith in Jesus Christ; involves regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification.'

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Explicitly complementarian: 'the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture' (BF&M 2000 language).

Pastor Nathan Lino; explicitly complementarian — pastor office limited to men per BF&M 2000

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Governed democratically under Christ's lordship with pastors and deacons (not elders); plurality not specified.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Sunday service with Pastor Nathan Lino preaching through John; preaching style not explicitly labeled expository.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Adult, student, children, marriage/parenting ministries; Great Commission implied.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT/affirming language.

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Accountability Structure

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

SBC church affirming BF&M 2000 — confessional accountability.

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Assessment

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

#sbc#texas#forney#kaufman-county#needs-review

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.

Nashville Statement

Pastor Nathan Lino

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Upgrade scripture/soteriology/gender/cultural/denominational to green based on explicit BF&M 2000 affirmation + complementarian clause. Pastor update: Nathan Lino is current speaker.

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 fbcforney.org
[2] Live source fbcforney.org/beliefs

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