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September – The Church Times publish THIS article about New Wine announcing a review into their relationship with Soul Survivor. June – The Telegraph reports HERE that “Soul Survivor is urging Christians to “keep praying” for Mike Pilavachi and to send “lovely” cards to support its pastors suspended over allegations they failed to act on claims of his abuse. Favourably mentioning CJ Mahaney and Mark Driscoll, the article interrogates Virgo’s, and by extension, Newfrontiers churches’ complementarian views on women in leadership; that women cannot be leaders or preach, but that women can prophecy and evangelise.

In 2008, Martyn Smith and his wife Linda handed over the leadership of Manchester Vineyard (as it had become known) to his son Phil Smith and his wife Sarah.As mentioned in THIS post, Mark Bailey was removed both from New Wine leadership and ordained ministry in the Church of England due to his behaviour being dishonouring of God. October – Article by Matt Broomfield, who attended Soul Survivor but it no longer a Christian wrote for Unherd HERE, “Reverend Pilavachi’s irresistible charisma; my faith left me with an awful, gnawing hollowness”. It is good that he assures us his sympathies lie with those who have been troubled or traumatised, but to only apologise for the dismay he may have caused, and not for what he actually did is rather disingenuous.

July – Terry Virgo (founder of New Frontiers) has issued a statement on Twitter ( HERE) and Facebook ( HERE) about his public support for Mike Pilavachi. We can all read the stories of those hurting people, many who have personally experienced the pain described in the allegations. And there’s promises of change that they kick into the long grass and the only hope they offer being for the status quo. 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.And we will put the needs and voices of victims at the heart of everything we do until we learn and change our theology, systems, behaviours, structures and communities. July – Matt Redman released a statement on Twitter ( HERE) and on Facebook ( HERE) saying that he has “experienced first-hand the harmful behaviours that have been described” about Mike Pilavachi and that Pilavachi’s resignation statement has compelled him to speak out. September – Relationship Mission Sphere of New Frontiers posted THIS statement about the investigation findings, without once using the term “abuse”. They saw the way that other forms of faith had been corrupted or stripped of power and they sought, with great enthusiasm to follow where Jesus was leading.

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