Spiritual Research Network (SRN) was founded in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2004, as part of Chris Lawson's Scotland Missions outreach (2003-2007).  In a culture thoroughly steeped in Secular Humanism, Evolutionary Theory, and Neo-pagan occult spirituality, Spiritual Research Network was established for the purpose of helping equip Christian churches and individual believers in counter-cult, apologetic and spiritual discernment issues.

In the Spring of 2007, the Spiritual Research Network ministry was relocated to the Central Coast of California.  Spiritual Research Network is currently operating as a tax exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation in the State of California.

The Spiritual Research Network ministry is dedicated first and foremost to proclaiming the biblical gospel of Jesus Christ, without which no one can be delivered from sin and justiified before All Holy God.  In conjunction with biblical preaching and teaching, the Spiritual Research Network is fully committed to confronting spiritual deception found in cults, the occult, the New Age movement., and abusive churches.  The reason we do this is so that people can be set free from spiritual enslavement, damaging abuses, and demonic power.

Although very unpopular in an age of 'political correctness', the Spiritual Research Network takes an unwavering stand against mystical, occult, New Age and Contemplative Spirituality [Spiritual Formation] practices. Contemplative Spirituality, which has infiltrated countless churches, Christian universities, and colleges around the world, continues to spread through Emerging Church, Ecumenical, and Interfaith teachings and practices.  Many practices being promoted in churches today are rooted in mysticism and Eastern occult methodology and philosophy [panentheism / pantheism].

Teachings and methods [centering prayer, visualization, yoga, mantras, etc.] from modern day leaders, which have been gleaned from mystics and Eastern gurus of the past, are today passed on to masses of undiscerning Christians, pastors, church leaders, professors and youth ministers.

It is very clearly taught in the Bible [and can be seen in the destruction of human lives] that any and all forms [practices, methods, techniques, exercises, etc.] of mysticism/occultism can and very oftentimes do, end with severe consequences - for the Christian and the non-believer alike!   Alerting, informing and warning of these very real and dangerous practices, and proactively pointing people to the all sufficient Word of God, where they can find the Biblical Jesus and the Biblical Gospel, is our sincere desire and goal. 

As part of our preaching and teaching activities, we seek to educate people in the basics of biblical discernment and to communicate how to avoid spiritual abuse and deception [i.e. coercion, mind control, manipulation, occult anointing, lying signs and wonders, etc.].  Whilst encouraging spiritual discernment among those who regard themselves as Biblical Christians, we believe that our primary task is to proclaim Jesus Christ as God's only provision whereby sinners can be forgiven and declared righteous before God.  As a result of this, we give great emphasis to the person, work and words of Jesus Christ in all our activities.