Mariners Church - Santa Ana — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Guillermo Gonzalez (Lead Pastor, Santa Ana campus); Eric Geiger (Senior Pastor, network)

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 Eric Geiger: former VP of LifeWay Church Resources; author

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian orthodox stance assumed; Statement of Faith linked but content not reviewed directly.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Statement of Faith exists but wording on inerrancy not verified from homepage.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not visible on homepage — verify via ministries pages.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Generic evangelical language; specifics of atonement not stated on homepage.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Not stated on available sources — verify in person; Mariners has a full pastoral team but women-in-leadership policy not published on homepage.

Lead Pastor Santa Ana: Guillermo Gonzalez (male). Network-wide women-in-pastoral-roles policy not stated on public pages.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Multi-campus model with campus pastor (Guillermo Gonzalez) under senior pastor (Eric Geiger) — staff-led, plurality of elders not confirmed from homepage.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Teaching-style evaluation requires direct sermon review; current series on Ecclesiastes noted.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Transformational Loop' model (Follow / Grow / Serve / Change) — mission language present, specifics TBD.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No explicit DEI/CRT language on homepage; 'fearlessly change the world' tone.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

R63 re-validation: live homepage reachable; Statement of Faith and Leadership pages linked but homepage thinly rendered. Prior leadership data unchanged: Eric Geiger (Sr. Pastor, prior LifeWay VP) accountable to monthly elder board (Christian Post 2018); Christine Caine listed as Teaching Pastor; Erin Kerr Lead Pastor at Mission Viejo campus; Ed Stetzer Scholar in Residence; Guillermo Gonzalez Santa Ana Lead Pastor. Material female-teaching/lead-pastor flags persist on `gender` dimension. Held YELLOW (elder accountability + SBC adjacency offset by female teaching/lead pastor titles).

Caution

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

Placeholder listed 'Eric Geiger' but Santa Ana campus is led by Guillermo Gonzalez.

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
[2] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariners_Church

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