Scorecard: How to Find a Good Church (A Simple Biblical Evaluation)

NEW BOOK: Bold as a Lion: Christian Courage in an Age of Cowards. Now available in paperback and ebook! Get it here: https://amzn.to/49FjBA8 Are you struggling to find a faithful, Bible-believing church? Choosing a church can feel overwhelming—especially when doctrine, worship style, leadership, and culture all matter. In this video, I give you a practical, honest, and slightly fun “Church Scorecard” to help you evaluate any church you visit without relying only on gut feelings. We start with 100 points and walk through clear positives and negatives that can help you discern whether a church is spiritually healthy, biblically faithful, and worth committing to long-term. Some issues are immediate deal-breakers, while others simply subtract points. On the flip side, certain traits are huge green flags and carry real weight. In this video, you’ll learn: How to evaluate a church biblically instead of emotionally What issues are automatic disqualifiers Why expository preaching matters so much The role of worship, prayer, Scripture reading, and confession of sin Why church leadership structure is a big deal How children, creeds, hymns, and reverence signal church health What modern churches often get wrong—and what faithful churches get right This video is especially helpful if you’re: Looking for a new church Considering leaving your current church Moving to a new city Trying to discern between multiple churches Wanting a more Reformed, confessional, Bible-centered church 📌 Engage with the video: Do you agree with this scorecard? What would you add or subtract? Let me know in the comments—I read them. 🎧 Prefer audio? Listen ad-free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts—perfect for driving, workouts, or chores. 📘 Recommended Resource Check out my book Bold as a Lion: Christian Courage in an Age of Cowards if you want to go deeper on faithfulness, conviction, and courage in today’s church culture. 👍 If this video helped you, like, subscribe, and share it with someone who’s trying to find a good church. Keywords how to choose a church, evaluating a church, finding a bible believing church, reformed church, church discernment, expository preaching, worship style, church leadership, faithful church, christian advice, reformed theology, protestant churches, church shopping, church scorecard (1) MY CHURCH Gospel Fellowship PCA - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY4sKhJMv8-7nmtTiHwAsLA Gospel Fellowship PCA Website - https://www.gospelfellowshippca.org/ Gospel Fellowship PCA Podcast - Spotify: Gospel Fellowship Presbyterian Church (2) Study at RPTS Seminary! https://studyatrpts.com/index.html?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=MatthewEverhard_CTA (3) MY BOOKS: Worshiptainment - https://amzn.to/4040jPQ A Theology of Joy - https://amzn.to/3tUfBZO Souls: How Jesus Saves Sinners - https://amzn.to/3f233s6 AUDIBLE: Souls: How Jesus Saves Sinners - https://amzn.to/3VT7wN9 Holy Living: Jonathan Edwards's 70 Resolutions - https://amzn.to/38fl4vX Hold Fast the Faith: A Devotional Commentary on the Westminster Confession - https://amzn.to/3Bco9cI Unknown: The Extraordinary Influence of Ordinary Christians - https://amzn.to/38hiQwg (4) SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter - @matt_everhard Instagram - matthew_everhard Email Me: doctor + everhard (all one word) at gmail dot you know Note - this channel contains affiliate links. Some books and products on this channel have been provided free for the purpose of fair and honest reviews.