Sojourn Church East — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Unknown

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM (verify)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.sojournchurch.com

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Historic Sojourn Network confession is Reformed-Baptist orthodox Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Sojourn confessional doctrine affirms inerrancy (9Marks-adjacent heritage).

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No men's ministry visible in ministry list.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed Baptist / New Calvinist soteriology; sola fide.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Sojourn Network historically complementarian; specific current Sojourn East elder roster not extracted.

Historically complementarian; specific Sojourn East elder roster not publicly extracted

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Multi-site 'Sojourn family of churches' post-2017 reorganization after Daniel Montgomery resignation amid 'failure of leadership and unhealthy culture.' Current Sojourn East lead pastor not identified from fetched sources.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Current sermon April 12, 2026 by Jamaal Williams in Luke series — expository trajectory; exposition not universally confirmed across network.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Gospel, Race, & Justice' resource category prominent — indicates social-justice-themed programming.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'Gospel, Race, & Justice' programming and 'diversity and the arts' framing puts it in the Reformed-social-justice register common in post-2020 New Calvinist churches — red per rubric given explicit 'biblical justice' category.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

Sojourn Network (now 'New City Network'); some Sojourn churches dual-affiliate with SBC. Accountability reduced after Montgomery implosion.

Caution

Assessment

SBC church in Louisville, Kentucky. Added to directory for evaluation. Southern Baptist Convention affiliation provides denominational accountability through the Baptist Faith & Message 2000.

#sbc#louisville#kentucky#sbts-connected#seminary#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Flag: Sojourn founder Daniel Montgomery resigned 2017 per self-acknowledged 'failure of leadership'; network restructured. 'Gospel, Race & Justice' category is Revoice/woke-Reformed marker — downgrade cultural to red.

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 sojournchurch.com
[2] Live source sojourneast.com/origins/
[3] Live source wonderingeagle.wordpress.com/2019/09/03/why-daniel-montgo…
[4] Live source churches.sbc.net/church/sojourn-church-east/

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