The Fields — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable David Fandey (Lead Pastor)

Founded 2003

Denomination Acts 29 Network

Service Times Sundays (time not published)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website thefieldschurch.org

Pastor Credentials BS Engineering Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; M.Div Talbot/Biola; Th.M. (NT) in progress

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Acts 29 network affirms historic Christology.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Acts 29 affirms inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Acts 29 emphasis.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Acts 29 Reformed.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Acts 29 complementarian; David Fandey (male) leads.

Acts 29 complementarian by network polity — male-only senior teaching/preaching elders. Verify local plant's actual practice.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

David Fandey (male) is Lead Pastor; Talbot M.Div + Th.M. NT.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Acts 29 expository emphasis; Talbot academic posture.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active church planting and Acts 29 Australasia coaching/leadership.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

TruthXchange speaker on Two-ism / missional life.

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Accountability Structure

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

Acts 29 Network.

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Assessment

The Fields is an Acts 29 church planted by David Fandey in Carlsbad, CA in 2003. Pastor Fandey is the Acts 29 regional coordinator for Australasia and serves on the Acts 29 Network leadership team there, traveling to Asia Pacific three times a year to coach and support church planters. Talbot M.Div and Th.M. NT studies in progress reinforce strong evangelical academic posture. The Fields is one of the older Acts 29 churches in California.

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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 thefieldschurch.org
[2] Live source acts29.com/church/the-fields/

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