Sherwood Baptist Church Albany — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Paul Gotthardt

Founded See website

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.sherwoodbaptist.net

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Tagline 'Know Christ. Make Him Known.' affirms Christocentric mission.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC affiliation confirmed; BFM 2000 framework presumed.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

'Lead Strong Men's Study' listed in upcoming events (April 22-23, 2026) — active men's discipleship programming confirmed.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC BFM 2000 framework.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Male senior pastor Paul Gotthardt; multiple men's studies; women's ministry uses Jen Wilkin (TGC-aligned conservative complementarian) curriculum. Complementarian posture confirmed.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Senior pastor confirmed; SBC accountability structure.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Recent sermon series including 'Seek Him for Deliverance' indicates exposition.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Know Christ. Make Him Known.' — Great Commission mission.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Sherwood Pictures legacy (Fireproof, Courageous, War Room) reinforces biblical-family/masculinity posture; no DEI/CRT signals.

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Accountability Structure

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

SBC affiliation confirmed.

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Assessment

Sherwood Baptist Church, Albany, GA — famous for producing the Kendrick Brothers films (Fireproof, War Room, Courageous). SBC-affiliated.

#sbc#georgia#albany#dougherty-county

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260310122742/https://sherwoodbaptis…
↳ Snapshot of sherwoodbaptist.net (live link)

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