The Summit Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable J.D. Greear

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Multiple services across 12 campuses in the Triangle

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website summitchurch.com

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC BFM2000 Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BFM2000 affirms Scripture without error.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry exists; not distinctively emphasized.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC sola fide.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBC BFM2000 complementarian; JD Greear's 2019 'lady pastors' comment created SBC controversy but Summit maintains male-only senior pastor.

SBC BFM2000 complementarian; male senior pastor. Greear's 2019 comments on women preaching drew SBC scrutiny.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

JD Greear Senior Pastor since 2002; Curtis Andrusko Executive Pastor; multi-site with plurality of campus pastors.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Gospel-centered multi-site; video venue model common.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Strong church-planting network; 'sending' is #1 stated value.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

2026-04-23 audit: homepage shows 'Mosaic' ministry + 'Kainos Podcast' on 'seeking the multiethnic church' — multiethnic emphasis maintained; Greear's past SBC-presidency race/SJ posture remains relevant. Hold yellow.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

SBC (BFM2000 confessional).

Strong

Assessment

The Summit Church, headquartered in Durham, NC, with 12 campuses across the Triangle. J.D. Greear has led the church from 300 to 13,000+. Greear served as 63rd SBC president and sits on Chick-fil-A board of directors. Bold vision to plant 1,000 churches by 2050 (700+ planted, 2,000+ members sent). Daily broadcast (Summit Life) and Ask the Pastor podcast. SBC affiliated. A powerhouse of church planting and evangelism. Highly recommended for mission-minded men.

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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 summitchurch.com/about
[2] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Summit_Church

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