Ada Bible Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Aaron Buer (Senior Pastor, appointed December 2023)

Founded 1978

Denomination Non-denominational

Service Times Sunday 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM; Saturday 5:30 PM (select campuses)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.adabible.org

Pastor Credentials 20 years ministry, 15 at Ada Bible; prior Student Ministries Pastor, Teaching Pastor, Executive Teaching Pastor

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

R44: Homepage references 'core beliefs' but statement of faith not rendered on fetch. Bible-church tradition orthodox Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

R44: Series framing 'Real Questions. Biblical Answers. Practical Faith' indicates Scripture-grounded teaching; specific inerrancy statement not rendered on homepage.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Homepage navigation confirms dedicated Men's ministry section (along with Women's, Students, Children, Young Adults, Singles, Marriage).

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Evangelical non-denom framework; sola fide presumed.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Sr. Pastor Aaron Buer (male); former Sr. Pastor Jeff Manion (male). Staff includes both men and women but no female pastors/elders visible on fetched content.

Male Senior Pastor Aaron Buer; elder-led. Specific complementarian framing not stated but no female pastors/elders visible.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Elder-led under Senior Pastor — 'leads the staff of Ada Bible Church under the direction of the church's Elders.' Plurality of elders.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

R44: Current series 'You Asked for It: Volume 2' — topical Q&A-style series with biblical framing. Not strictly verse-by-verse expository.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Lead people into a relationship with God and his church that transforms them to Christlikeness' — discipleship mission.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

R44 VALIDATED: No DEI/progressive or Side-B language detected on homepage.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

R44: Elder-plurality per record; no 9Marks/Acts 29/TGC/Founders/SG/G3/Master's or EFCA/Converge affiliation surfaced. YELLOW under refined rubric (elder plurality + governance, no network) — confirmed unchanged.

Caution

Assessment

Ada Bible Church — non-denominational, one church with four locations around Grand Rapids. Senior Pastor Bob King. Located in Ada, MI (suburb of Grand Rapids). Saturday evening services at select campuses. Multi-campus model. 'Bible Church' in the name suggests Bible Church movement heritage — typically strong on inerrancy and expository preaching. Needs further verification on men's ministry and specific doctrinal stances.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Elder-led structure is a strength; independence without confessional ties is a denominational-dim weakness.

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 adabible.org/about
[2] Live source adabible.org/transition/

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