Harvest Point Church (fictional)
200 Sample Rd, Faketown, NC · Founded 2010 · 1000+ people
- Orthodoxy gate
- A position outside historic orthodoxy is documented
- Red flags
- 5 documented
- Elders, including pastors
- 1, about 1 per 1500 members
- Denomination
- None on record
Denomination
No denominational affiliation is on record.
Orthodoxy gate
A position outside historic orthodoxy is documented
- ScriptureNot documented
- Doctrine of GodNot documented
- TrinityWithin
- Person of ChristNot documented
- Creation & the fallNot documented
- AtonementNot documented
- Gospel & justificationOutside
- Final judgmentNot documented
- Prosperity & signsConcern
A teaching found here is outside historic orthodoxy. Read what it means and why it matters:
- Justification by faith and worksOutside historic orthodoxy
- Soft prosperityFlagged as a concern
Red flags
Tier 1 failure
A position outside historic orthodoxy is documented.
Prosperity teaching
Prosperity teaching is documented.
Senior pastor accountable to no one
No one is documented above the senior pastor.
More than 50% of leaders from one family
More than half of leaders belong to one family.
Repeated splits within 10 years
2 splits within the last 10 years.
Dimension grades
Each dimension stands alone. Grades are not combined into one number.
Preaching
High confidence
F
Consistency
Low confidence
Insufficient data
Consistency: evidence
1 item was counted toward this grade. Sources appear here when a published finding cites them.
What this dimension measures
Do stated positions match what is preached and what the bylaws say?
Acts 17:11
Leadership
Medium confidence
F
Leadership: evidence
3 items were counted toward this grade. Sources appear here when a published finding cites them.
What this dimension measures
Acts 14:23
Acts 20:17
Acts 20:28
Philippians 1:1
James 5:14
Qualifications per 1 Tim 3 / Titus 1 addressed
1 Timothy 3:1-7
Titus 1:5-9
1 Peter 5:1-4
Accountability above the senior pastor
1 Timothy 5:19-21
Family concentration among leaders
Shepherding
Low confidence
Insufficient data
Shepherding: evidence
2 items were counted toward this grade. Sources appear here when a published finding cites them.
What this dimension measures
Elders know and visit members
Acts 20:28-31
Hebrews 13:17
Ezekiel 34
John 21:15-17
Elder-to-member ratio
Self-understanding as a covenant body vs. an organization
1 Corinthians 12
Ephesians 4:11-16
Hebrews 10:24-25
1 Peter 2:4-10
Membership & discipline
Low confidence
Insufficient data
Membership & discipline: evidence
0 items were counted toward this grade. Sources appear here when a published finding cites them.
What this dimension measures
Discipline of members
Matthew 18:15-20
1 Corinthians 5
2 Thessalonians 3:6-15
Galatians 6:1
Defined process for charges against an elder, heard by someone other than the accused
1 Timothy 5:19-21
Restoration practiced
2 Corinthians 2:5-11
Stability
Medium confidence
F
Stability: evidence
3 items were counted toward this grade. Sources appear here when a published finding cites them.
What this dimension measures
Splits and lawsuits; context recorded (a split over doctrine is not equal to a split over carpet)
Pastor tenure and elder turnover
Congregational health
Low confidence
Insufficient data
Congregational health: evidence
0 items were counted toward this grade. Sources appear here when a published finding cites them.
What this dimension measures
Congregational survey results and teaching-to-pew gap
Transparency
Low confidence
Insufficient data
Transparency: evidence
2 items were counted toward this grade. Sources appear here when a published finding cites them.
What this dimension measures
Published bylaws, statement of faith, financials, elder list, sermon archive
Questionnaire completed
Sacraments & worship
Low confidence
Insufficient data
Sacraments & worship: evidence
1 item was counted toward this grade. Sources appear here when a published finding cites them.
What this dimension measures
Lord's Supper and baptism practiced as stated
Matthew 28:18-20
1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Romans 6:1-4
Scripture in worship
Insufficient data means too little recent evidence to grade. It is not a low grade.
Lens match
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Positions
| Topic | Stated | Preached | Documented |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prosperity & signs | StatedNot recorded | PreachedSoft prosperity | DocumentedNot recorded |
| Church government | StatedNot recorded | PreachedNot recorded | DocumentedPastor-led (apostolic) |
| Trinity | StatedNicene Trinitarian | PreachedNot recorded | DocumentedNot recorded |
| Gospel & justification Sources differ | StatedBy faith alone, Christ's righteousness imputed | PreachedFaith plus works/sacraments | DocumentedNot recorded |
Findings
No findings have been published.
Shepherding
- Size
- About 1500 members
- Elders, including pastors
- 1 (about 1500 members per elder)
- Deacons
- Not known
These numbers help you ask how well people are known and cared for. They are not part of any grade, and a small number says nothing on its own. Ask the elders how they shepherd the church.
Diagrams
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Items
- Go privately (Matt 18:15) (marked for attention)
- Take one or two others (Matt 18:16) (marked for attention)
- Tell it to the church (Matt 18:17) (marked for attention)
- Removal from fellowship (Matt 18:17) (marked for attention)
- Restoration (2 Cor 2:5-11) (marked for attention)
- Charge against an elder needs two or three witnesses (1 Tim 5:19) (marked for attention)
- No documented process (marked for attention)
Connections
- Go privately (Matt 18:15), leads to, Take one or two others (Matt 18:16)
- Take one or two others (Matt 18:16), leads to, Tell it to the church (Matt 18:17)
- Tell it to the church (Matt 18:17), leads to, Removal from fellowship (Matt 18:17)
- Removal from fellowship (Matt 18:17), leads to, Restoration (2 Cor 2:5-11)
- Charge against an elder needs two or three witnesses (1 Tim 5:19), leads to, No documented process
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Items
- Pastor Vance (fictional) (pastor) (marked for attention)
- No one documented above (marked for attention)
- Mrs Vance (fictional) (staff)
- Son Vance (fictional) (staff)
Connections
- Pastor Vance (fictional) (pastor), accountable to, No one documented above
- Mrs Vance (fictional) (staff), accountable to, Pastor Vance (fictional) (pastor)
- Son Vance (fictional) (staff), accountable to, Pastor Vance (fictional) (pastor)
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Items
- Pastor: Pastor Vance (fictional)
- Staff: Mrs Vance (fictional)
- Staff: Son Vance (fictional)
Connections
- Pastor: Pastor Vance (fictional), leads to, Staff: Mrs Vance (fictional)
- Pastor: Pastor Vance (fictional), leads to, Staff: Son Vance (fictional)
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Items
- Pastor Vance (fictional) (pastor), 2012-01-01 to present
- Mrs Vance (fictional) (staff), 2012-01-01 to present
- Son Vance (fictional) (staff), 2012-01-01 to present
Connections
- Pastor Vance (fictional) (pastor), 2012-01-01 to present, leads to, Mrs Vance (fictional) (staff), 2012-01-01 to present
- Mrs Vance (fictional) (staff), 2012-01-01 to present, leads to, Son Vance (fictional) (staff), 2012-01-01 to present
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Items
- Gospel & justification, stated: By faith alone, Christ's righteousness imputed (marked for attention)
- preached: Faith plus works/sacraments (marked for attention)
Connections
- Gospel & justification, stated: By faith alone, Christ's righteousness imputed, differs, preached: Faith plus works/sacraments
Trajectory
No year-over-year records are available without a lens, or none exist yet.
Congregational health
No survey results are published. Results stay hidden until at least 25 members respond, or at least 20% of members with no fewer than 5 responses. Only aggregates are ever shown.
