The Gathering — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Clint Sprague

Founded Unknown

Denomination Non-denominational

Service Times See gatheringkc.com

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website gatheringkc.com

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

BFM2000 adopted as doctrinal standard — Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BFM2000 affirms inerrancy and authority of Scripture.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

'Men's Getaway' referenced with outdoor activities, worship, teaching — active men's ministry.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

BFM2000 — Baptist, sola fide, substitutionary atonement.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

BFM2000 holds male-only pastor position — complementarian.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Staff directory referenced at /about/#staff; elder plurality not surfaced publicly on homepage. Verify in person.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not specifically described, but BFM2000 framework typical.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Great Commission central: 'make disciples of all nations.'

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'Biblical, Missional, Relational' — no DEI/CRT language detected.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Site explicitly links 'Our Beliefs' to https://bfm.sbc.net/bfm2000/ — BFM2000 affirmed. SBC identity confirmed.

Strong

Assessment

The Gathering appears to be a Baptist church in the Kansas City area (gatheringkc.com). Limited information available from web search — may be a smaller congregation. Needs in-person evaluation.

#kansas#national

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Explicit BFM2000 allows confident green on several doctrinal dimensions.

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 gatheringkc.com

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