Vet every speaker before they reach your pulpit.
A 12-category theological profile built from the speaker's public record — with epistemic confidence scores and an explicit acknowledgment of what cannot be determined from available information.
Our commitment to epistemic fairness
Built to inform pastoral decisions. Not to smear.
Speaker Vetting was designed with a hard constraint: every report must include a dedicated “What Cannot Be Determined” section. No speaker's profile is complete from public information alone, and presenting incomplete data as a full verdict is dishonest.
Epistemic confidence scores
Each category is rated by how clearly the evidence supports the conclusion. A category with one ambiguous quote is rated differently than one with a documented published position.
"What Cannot Be Determined" section
Explicit in every report. Where the public record is insufficient to draw a conclusion, the report says so — rather than extrapolating.
Temperature 0.1 — maximum consistency
Speaker Vetting runs at the lowest AI temperature setting, minimizing speculation and maximizing reproducibility across identical inputs.
Theological profile
Twelve categories. One complete picture.
The report covers every major area of systematic theology that directly affects whether a speaker is appropriate for your congregation and context.
Trinitarian Orthodoxy
How the speaker treats the Father, Son, and Spirit — whether they affirm or blur distinct personhood and co-equal divinity.
Christology
The deity and humanity of Christ, the hypostatic union, and how the speaker speaks about the incarnation and resurrection.
Soteriology
Views on justification, atonement, regeneration, and the role of faith and works. Key for identifying synergism, universalism, or prosperity distortions.
Bibliology
How the speaker views Scripture — inerrancy, infallibility, authority, and sufficiency. A foundational category that shapes everything else.
Ecclesiology
Views on the church, ordinances, church membership, discipline, and polity. Relevant when vetting for a specific denominational context.
Eschatology
End-times views including millennial position, rapture theology, and how eschatology shapes the speaker's overall ministry posture.
Pneumatology
Views on the Holy Spirit's work, spiritual gifts, and continuationist vs. cessationist positions. Critical for charismatic conference vetting.
Social & Cultural Engagement
How the speaker addresses social justice, cultural issues, and political topics. Are these rightly subordinate to the gospel or elevated above it?
Charismatic Distinctives
Specific claims regarding prophecy, tongues, healing, and revelatory gifts. Documented positions and any known incidents of false prophecy.
Associations & Endorsements
Who endorses the speaker and who they publicly endorse. Association patterns often reveal theological positioning more clearly than stated positions.
Publishing & Platform History
Books published, platforms hosted on, and media appearances. Establishes a documented record of public theological positions over time.
Known Controversies
Any documented controversies, retractions, public corrections, or significant criticism from within orthodox Christianity.
Three ways to vet
Work from whatever information you have.
Name search
Enter the speaker's full name. TheoGuard draws on its training knowledge of the speaker's public theological positions, published works, and platform.
Bio or statements
Paste a bio, published statements, an interview transcript, or any written material the speaker has produced. Analyzed directly.
YouTube sermon link
Paste a link to a sermon, conference talk, or interview. TheoGuard extracts the transcript and analyzes the theological content.
When to use it
Before inviting a guest preacher to your pulpit
Vetting speakers for a church conference or retreat
Evaluating a recommended author before a sermon series
Responding to a congregant who is following a specific teacher
Reviewing potential small group curriculum leaders
Assessing speakers at a regional or denominational event
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