The Church at Brook Hills — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Matt Mason (Senior Pastor — succeeded David Platt)

Founded Established congregation

Denomination Southern Baptist (SBC)

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website for times)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.brookhills.org

Pastor Credentials Verified via church website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian: 'Father, Son, Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being.'

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Explicit: Bible 'written by men divinely inspired' with 'truth, without any mixture of error' (BF&M language).

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Strong ministry programming.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Salvation by personal faith in Christ; regeneration, justification, sanctification, glorification.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Explicit: 'the office of elder or pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture.' Complementarian.

Male lead pastor; Verify patriarchal / complementarian / egalitarian stance

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Explicit elder leadership structure with complementarian polity.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository tradition — Platt legacy.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

One of the most missions-focused SBC churches. Platt's 'Radical' legacy.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Biblical marriage (one man, one woman); opposes sexual immorality including homosexuality; no DEI capture visible.

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Accountability Structure

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

Southern Baptist Convention — BF&M aligned; confirmed on beliefs page.

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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

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

Matt Mason

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

--- Merged from the-church-at-brook-hills-al: Gold-standard SBC (Platt legacy, Mason continuation). Stays green. [2026-05-19] Phase 5b auto-merge: absorbed 1 dupe record (the-church-at-brook-hills-acts29-birmingham-al). Group key: "the church at brook hills @ 3145 brook highland pkwy, birmingham, al 35242".

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 brookhills.org
[2] Live source thegospelcoalition.org/article/platt-commissioned-by-broo…
[3] Live source brookhills.org
[4] Live source acts29.com/find-a-church

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