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This was the same year that Ben Cooley co-found anti-trafficking organisation, Hope for Justice (also based in Manchester).

All that remains to be said before getting into the past is a big thank you to all those who have been in touch to share parts of the story that has been told her. I thought it would be useful to include a timeline of the Soul Survivor situation, for those wanting to get a sense of what has taken place and to provide a record as the situation continues to unfold.

He has also been a core member of Terry Virgo’s National Gathering of Leaders that has taken place each January for the last few years. I have been abused, neglected, exploited, and let down by those in positions of power within the Church. While a few have publicly lauded Mike Pilavachi (namely JJohn and Terry Virgo and some others on Pilavachi’s now deleted Facebook post about avoiding a “trial by media”), [iii]few have been willing to examine their culpability in the midst of what has emerged at Soul Survivor.

And though he asks for forgiveness, it’s news to the little ones, because he’s yet to ask it of them, after he tripped them up over, over and over and over again. Blessed are those who avoid introspection and blessed are those who are accused of abuse because (they secretly think) the little ones are lying. Many other unknown cases of abuse and mistreatment at the hands of Christian leaders rumble on, as those who have been trampled drag themselves onward, their faith only a smouldering wick, for some faith has been totally blown out. In addition to this, Mike was repeatedly booked by New Frontiers Spheres and Churches for the last 10 years or more.I would have much more respect for you Pete if you just held your hands up and said there’s a massive problem and we all need to deal with it. On 11 th July, Mike Pilavachi took to his personal Facebook page and his private Instagram account to share the news that he was resigning from Soul Survivor. He was an elder in the Guildford New Frontiers church for 6 years and a member of the church since being a student at the University of Surrey.

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,and who meditates on his law day and night.God of all that is good, holy, light, love, compassionate and just… hear my prayer and heal your Church. Relational Mission 2012: Early to get Mike Pilavachi involved was the Relational Mission Sphere; particularly Mike Betts, who recently shifted from being the sole Apostolic Lead of that sphere to a team model, with Mike Pilavachi speaking at their 2012 “Elders and Wives” event (each sphere would independently hold one of these annually). Ben Cooley’s fellow podcaster from his previous podcast, Gareth Russell, now runs Jersey Road PR, a Christian public relations company who are currently running crisis comms for Soul Survivor. These included events in Westminster Central Hall, Sheffield, Harrogate, Brighton and Wembley (the Brighton events were in partnership with New Frontiers).

This only came to light in 2021 after Newfrontiers contracted Christian abuse expert Wade Mullen to investigate the situation. Mike Pilavachi will be subject to Clergy Disciplinary Measures, Andy Croft (Soul Survivor Watford Senior Pastor) remains suspended and Ali Martin (another Soul Survivor Watford Senior Leader) has been reinstated. And Jesus wept as He looked on Jerusalem, who killed the prophets and stoned those God sent and now in the comments, Modern Jerusalem tells The Man it’s “only the Telegraph that I’ve lost any trust in” and Terry Virgo tells him what a “blessing” he’s been and J John tells him “God is well-pleased” with him. South West Youth Ministries (Mike Pilavachi was their Patron and spoke at many of the conference over the years). Their flow chart on page 43 of THIS workbook categorises negative social media users as “trolls”, “ragers”, “misguided”, or “negative experience”.Christ Cental 2020: Mike managed to also be at Christ Central’s Devoted Festival in January 2020 having just been at or going to the Sounds of Glory conference either that day or the day prior. 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. vi] This visit had a profound impact on the church as did many of John Wimber’s and his team’s visits to churches across the UK. September – Evangelical Alliance CEO, Gav Calver, posted THIS statement about the findings of the investigation. From 1998 – 2000 he was a trustee of the Evangelical Alliance, [xli] and was instrumental in the setting up of student organisation Fusion (which had a presence at all subsequent Soul Survivor festivals and ran their student content).