Stonebriar Community Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Jonathan Murphy (Senior Pastor); Dr. Chuck Swindoll (Founding Pastor)

Founded 1998

Denomination Non-denominational

Service Times Sunday 9:00 AM & 10:45 AM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.stonebriar.org

Pastor Credentials Not published

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Dispensational-evangelical Trinitarian orthodoxy per DTS tradition.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

DTS Chicago-Statement inerrancy tradition.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not verified on reviewed pages.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Dispensational sola-fide per DTS framework.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian per Swindoll/DTS tradition; male senior pastor.

Complementarian; male senior pastor and founding pastor.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Jonathan Murphy installed Senior Pastor May 2024; Swindoll preached final sermon Oct 2024 and is now Founding Pastor emeritus.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository verse-by-verse preaching (Swindoll Insight for Living tradition).

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Love God. Love Others.'; Insight for Living international radio ministry linkage.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Dispensational-conservative posture; no DEI markers.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Website returned 403 on validation attempt; prior DTS/Insight-for-Living linkage and Jonathan Murphy (May 2024) succession from Swindoll stands from record.

Caution

Assessment

Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, TX was founded by Chuck Swindoll, one of the most beloved Bible teachers in American evangelicalism. Dr. Jonathan Murphy became Senior Pastor in May 2024, with Swindoll assuming the Founding Pastor role. Swindoll's Insight for Living ministry reaches millions. Strong expository heritage and DTS-connected theology. Evaluate current direction under Murphy while Swindoll transitions.

#texas#national#bible-church#frisco#dts#swindoll#expository

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

Dr. Jonathan Murphy

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Founded by Chuck Swindoll; Murphy became Senior Pastor May 2024 [2026-05-19] Phase 5b auto-merge: absorbed 1 dupe record (bc-stonebriar-community-church-frisco-tx). Group key: "stonebriar community church @ frisco, tx".

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 stonebriar.org/resources/announcements/embracing-a-new-ch…
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20251114050425/https://en.wikipedia.o…
↳ Snapshot of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonebriar_Community_Church (live link)
[3] Live source stonebriar.org
[4] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonebriar_Community_Church

Transparency note: MOOP ratings are researcher judgments about publicly available theological and ecclesial evidence. They are not infallible. If a church's public posture has changed since our review, or if we've mis-read evidence, tell us — we publish corrections.