But as those who landed in Malta all of those years ago discovered, sometimes the ship will be smashed to pieces. September – THIS Church Times article was published about Andy Croft’s statement on the situation and also tracing the links between Soul Survivor and New Wine.

Do all you can to prevent it and be ready to respond well to it if/when it happens…” In the most recent issue of ThirtyOne:Eight’s magazine “Caring Together” (April 2023, p. When John Wimber visited the UK back in the eighties, these people were young and idealistic, still relatively powerless in the grand scheme of things.We are saddened that these behaviours happened in a context that should have provided safety and spiritual support. The foreword of Mike Pilavachi’s book Soul Survivor (2004) was written by Nicky Gumbel, who until recently was the leader of HTB (a church deeply infused by John Wimber’s theology).

They tell their stories of the Spirit moving and they convince themselves that this wave of abuse disclosures will disintegrate into nothingness. From 1995, the Soul Survivor Magazine was published every other month, [xxvii] in association with Tearfund, the magazine was published by New Wine and edited by Mike Pilavachi. I’ve not seen any posts from influential leaders being shared being honest about spiritual abuse and saying what they are going to do about it and encouraging others to do the same. We weep and we weep and we weep with the little ones, rage-filled and heartbroken with no comfort to offer. January – Premier Christianity published THIS article “New inquiry finds Mike Pilavachi ‘fell short of that expected of a priest’” which includes a quote from the “woman at the centre of the “vulnerable person” at the centre of the CDM investigation: “Having cooperated with the Church of England throughout the investigation into Mike Pilavachi, I am devastated by the outcome of the CDM process.September – Youth for Christ made THIS statement about the situation that throughout fails to mention Mike Pilavachi by name. This blog was edited on 25th September 2023 as it had incorrectly stated that JJohn had never been made a Canon in the Church of England, when he is a Lay Canon. Especially as it’s unlikely that many victims would, if asked, say every element of the church is corrupt and all leaders are abusive. The brief overview above of some of the interconnections between men in leadership who have harmed others is a current and very live demonstration of this. The most notable connections are collated below, but a full list can be found on THIS Twitter thread.

And then there is THIS account of the culture and ‘values’ at Soul Survivor that is absolutely stomach churning. No matter if there is criminal behaviour or not, the allegations suggest Mike Pilavachi’s behaviour towards young people while he was speaking on NF pla tforms was deeply hurtful to them and that he is likely no longer fit for Christian leadership. Martyn Smith was a senior leader Vineyard leader, who ran “Vineyard Christian Fellowship Manchester”. St John’s College, Nottingham (brought teams to lead chapel, worship and preach and was Honourary President).

xiv] In 1989, the first New Wine event was held at the Royal Bath and West Showground with nearly 2,500 participants. There is no world in which for-profit PR companies (no matter how Christian) should be in formal or informal partnerships with safeguarding charities. I have been shocked and saddened that my prayers have been regarded by some as an unqualified endorsement of whatever he is found to have been doing. Their missions, their remits, their roles are completely different, and if they’re both doing their jobs properly, they will at times be in serious conflict.