Mariners Church - Ocean Hills — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Eric Geiger (Senior Pastor)

Founded Not published

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.marinerschurch.org

Pastor Credentials Not published

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Statement of Faith affirms Trinity and Christ's deity (orthodox).

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Affirms Bible's authority; inerrancy language is softer than Chicago Statement.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

'Men of Mariners' with Coach John Mosley all-church breakfast — active men's ministry.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Grace-through-faith language standard; no prosperity signals.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Christine Caine listed as Women's Leadership & Teaching Pastor; Ines Franklin as Teaching Pastor; Erin Kerr as Lead Pastor (Mission Viejo). Egalitarian teaching structure.

Female teaching pastors (Christine Caine, Ines Franklin) and female campus lead pastor (Erin Kerr). Egalitarian.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Eric Geiger Senior Pastor; 12 campus lead pastors; elder accountability not foregrounded in fetch.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Topical/felt-needs oriented consistent with mega-church seeker model.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Global missions visible but broad 'life change' framing.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Non-affirming Sexuality statement (biblical marriage man+woman), but platforms Greg Johnson (Memorial Pres, Revoice/Side-B author). Functional Side-B drift.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

Independent mega-church; no confessional accountability.

WARNING!

Assessment

National directory entry — web-verified pastor, website, and Facebook. Visit website for full theological details.

#megachurch#ocean-hills#california#multisite#needs-review

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Triple signal: female teaching pastors + Christine Caine (Hillsong/A21) + Greg Johnson platforming = strong red despite conservative-sounding sexuality PDF.

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 marinerschurch.org/leadership
[2] Live source marinerschurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Sexuality_v…

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