Mariners Church - San Juan Capistrano — Church Directory

Quick Facts

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

Founded See website

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.marinerschurch.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Statement of Faith affirms Jesus as 'only Son of God, who came to earth as a man, died for our sins, and came back to life.' Trinitarian orthodoxy affirmed.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Statement of Faith referenced Scripture as authoritative but inerrancy language not surfaced on public SOF summary page.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

'Men of Mariners' with All-Church Men's Breakfast and speaker events — active men's ministry.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Generic evangelical atonement language; sola fide not explicitly confessed in summary.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Same Mariners body as Irvine flagship; female campus pastor Erin Kerr (Mission Viejo), female Executive Pastor Beth Ganem, female Teaching Team (Christine Caine, Ines Franklin). Egalitarian practice confirmed.

Eric Geiger (Senior Pastor) — male headship implied by his writings on gender; women in staff roles not fully documented publicly; elder-level gender policy not stated.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Eric Geiger Senior Pastor; elder gender policy not published; female pastors on staff. Red.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Geiger preaches expositional series (e.g., Ecclesiastes podcast); Mariners service format blends topical and series teaching.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Large multi-campus Great Commission framing; missions tab visible.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Geiger has publicly taken traditional stances on gender dysphoria; no overt DEI/CRT language on SOF.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

No confessional network. Red retained.

WARNING!

Assessment

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

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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

Summary-only SOF on site, full doc is downloadable PDF. Geiger is ex-LifeWay VP; historically SBC-adjacent.

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/statement-of-faith/
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260218215601/https://ericgeiger.com…
↳ Snapshot of ericgeiger.com/about/ (live link)
[3] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260117104450/https://ericgeiger.com…
↳ Snapshot of ericgeiger.com/2023/02/14/gods-view-of-gender-dysphoria-a… (live link)

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