Sojourn Community Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Alan Bartlett

Founded Established congregation

Denomination Non-Denominational (Acts 29)

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website for times)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.sojournchurch.com

Pastor Credentials Verified via church website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Core value 'Biblical Faithfulness' and 'Gospel-Centeredness'; Trinitarian orthodoxy explicit on beliefs page: 'God wrote the Bible through men and without error.'

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Beliefs page states 'God wrote the Bible through men and without error' — explicit inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not listed among active ministries shown on accessible pages.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Gospel-Centeredness core value; detailed sola fide not quoted but orthodox evangelical framing.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian practice — 'governing elder body' over Lead Pastor Jamaal Williams is male; women serve as deacons (Karen Cheong, Crystal Sridhar, Rochell Goff, Julie Marshall) but not as pastors/elders. Beliefs page affirms 'God creates all people in his image as uniquely female and male.'

Lead Pastor Jamaal Williams (male); plural male elders; women serve as deacons in Care, Kids, Outreach.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plural elder polity confirmed — 'governing elder body, a subset of the full council of elders' including staff and non-staff (Andy Cook, Michael Hall, Justin Irving, Timothy Paul Jones, Jerry Ramirez, Dave Owens).

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Pastor-led preaching under Jamaal Williams; methodology not specifically stated as expository.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Relentless Mission' core value — 'reach people with the gospel, build them up as the church, and send them into the world.'

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'Diverse Fellowship' core value plus 'Creativity and the Arts'; no explicit CRT/DEI capture but progressive-adjacent vocabulary warrants caution.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Harbor Network affiliation confirmed via website footer (Sojourn was founding Acts 29 church; Harbor Network is the Sojourn-led church-planting network with confessional commitments). Plural elder polity + male-only eldership + explicit inerrancy + Harbor Network tie satisfies green threshold.

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Assessment

Needs on-the-ground review. Added to directory for coverage.

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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] Live source sojournchurch.com/about
[2] Live source sojournchurch.com/beliefs

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