Woodland Hills Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Greg Boyd (Senior Pastor, PhD Princeton Theological Seminary)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Converge (BGC) — but theologically Neo-Anabaptist

Service Times Check whchurch.org for current times

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website whchurch.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Beliefs page affirms Trinity, Christ's deity and humanity; however Boyd's open-theist framework materially affects divine attributes. Verify locally.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Boyd's open theism and progressive hermeneutic diverge materially from inerrancy-as-historic-evangelical. Red.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No dedicated men's ministry evident; sentimentalized/therapeutic ethos. Red.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Beliefs affirm salvation through Christ, but progressive-pacifist-universalist trajectories softened in practice. Verify locally.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Boyd's egalitarian posture and 'Third Way' on sexuality per his public writings (ReKnew). Red per rubric.

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WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Senior Pastor Greg Boyd (male); governance structure not fully visible. Single dominant personality risk.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Progressive/therapeutic preaching emphasis per Premier Christianity profile ('progressive preacher'). Red.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Great Commission framing displaced by social-justice/pacifist activism emphasis. Red.

WARNING!

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Hosts 'Sacred Space' LGBT support group that accepts people 'regardless of how they personally integrate their faith with their sexual orientation' — affirming posture. Black.

Disqualifier

Accountability Structure

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

Nominally Converge (BGC), but theology (open theism, Neo-Anabaptist pacifism, LGBT-welcoming) puts church outside Converge's confessional norm. Red.

WARNING!

Assessment

RED/BLACK FLAG: Woodland Hills Church is led by Greg Boyd, a prominent progressive/Neo-Anabaptist theologian. Boyd holds to OPEN THEISM (God does not exhaustively know the future) — a position most evangelical denominations consider heretical. He advocates Christian pacifism and strongly opposes Christian political engagement. The church hosts 'Sacred Space,' an LGBT support group. Boyd has been called a 'progressive preacher' and his 2004 sermon series against political engagement caused 1,000 members to leave. While officially Converge-affiliated, Boyd's open theism, progressive social stances, and LGBT-welcoming posture place this church firmly outside conservative evangelical orthodoxy. NOT RECOMMENDED for doctrinally conservative men.

#converge#st-paul#minnesota#batch-21-enriched

MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Confirmed: Boyd = open theism advocate; 'Sacred Space' LGBT group hosted by church. NOT RECOMMENDED stands.

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 whchurch.org
[2] Live source whchurch.org/about
[3] Live source whchurch.org/about/beliefs/
[4] Live source reknew.org/2012/10/homosexuality-and-the-church-finding-a…
[5] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Boyd_(theologian)

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