The light shines in the darkness, and is

not overcome

It’s time for light.

Steve Morgan’s Network of Churches has done incalculable damage.

But the truth sets us free.

Features

  • Beliefs

    The Network doesn’t publish its full beliefs. Learn what they actually teach: Small Group Topics, the Membership Series, and analysis of Membership Bible Training.

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  • Praying hands

    The "Prayer for Black People"

    In 2019, Steve Morgan led a time of prayer for Black people in attendance at the Network’s Summer Leadership Conference.

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  • Children's Safety

    Developing: Understand the failures of The Network to adequately protect children in its care.

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  • Get Informed

    Spiritual Abuse and other issues in churches can be hard to see, but are very real. Learn how to spot them.

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  • My Public Letter

    My original public letter: “Spiritual Abuse at Vista Church and the Network: My Confession and Call to Repentance”

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if we walk in the light…

 

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. (1 John 1:7)

Latest Featured Blog Posts
The “Prayer for Black People”
The “Prayer for Black People”

In 2019, at the Network Leadership Conference, Network Leader Steve Morgan led a time of prayer for Black individuals in attendance. This is the audio and analysis of it.

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Cover-up of Steve Morgan’s Arrest for Sexual Assault of a Minor
Cover-up of Steve Morgan’s Arrest for Sexual Assault of a Minor

Knowledge of Steve Morgan's arrest for a sex crime was suppressed by Luke Williams (member of the Network Leadership Team) and other Vista Church overseers, harming people in the process.

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I Was Wrong (About LGBTQ+ People and the Bible)
I Was Wrong (About LGBTQ+ People and the Bible)

An Apology. Also, Analysis of The Network’s Membership Bible Training - Session 2 - Part 3: Homosexuality and Same-Sex Marriage.

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Are Children at Risk?
Are Children at Risk?

Is The Network failing to adequately protect children in its childcare programs?

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Membership Bible Training: Session 2 — Part 1
Membership Bible Training: Session 2 — Part 1

Analysis of The Network’s practice of hiring young, inexperienced pastors, plus the Network’s teachings on Creation.

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Small Group Topics
Small Group Topics

Thoughts and observations on the topics used for Small Group within The Network.

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About Me

My name is Celeste Irwin, and I was a member, planter, and small group leader at Vista Church in San Luis Obispo, California. It’s part of “The Network”, a collection of churches led by Steve Morgan. This site is dedicated to shining a light in dark places, including sharing about the abuses occurring in those churches. But it’s also dedicated to calling for repentance and the receiving of grace. It’s a message of love, of the hope of freedom in Christ.