![]() ![]() Former members also describe an atmosphere of denigration and slander toward pastors, staff, and members who have left. They point to The Network’s authoritarian leadership style, rigorous demands and methods for life within the organization, intolerance for disagreement, and members being made to believe they will never find another community like The Network. While we won't make a definitive stance on this site whether the churches within Steve Morgan's church planting network are cults, many of the ex-members who have shared their stories believe they are. The list of churches on this page were planted under Steve Morgan's direct control and pastoral training was provided by The Network.įor a thorough history of The Network from it's founding until today visit our Network History page. so that they can easily replicate" The Network's values. ![]() They do not hire pastors from the outside but promote only those who are "home grown and thoroughly trained. The Network has a singular focus on recruiting young college men to their churches to "raise up" as leaders in their organization. In self-deprecating humor, Steve and the pastors who left Vineyard with him called themselves a "No-name, No-account Network" of churches, until "The Network" stuck. In 2006 the church changed its name to Vine Church and left the Vineyard denomination, taking several midwest Vineyard churches with it to form an independent church planting network. The Network began when Steve Morgan planted Vineyard Community Church in Carbondale, IL, in 1995. The Network's founder and current leader, Steve Morgan, was arrested in 1987 for allegedly committing aggravated criminal sodomy against a teenage boy while a youth pastor in Johnson County, Kansas. The Network is an international group of churches which, according to former members, fosters a controlling, manipulative, misogynistic, and spiritually abusive culture.
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