The Church Sofa

Watching for all random #Church things. No views representive of anyone. DMs open. Not an actual sofa.

[The Church Sofa @TheChurchSofa]

Jesus.
Currently working for First Great Western

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[Megan Cornwell @megs_cornwell]

Something about the Mike Pilavachi situation that I keep thinking about and which hasn't yet been answered...

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[Needs Light @needs_light]

Hi All! @durham_uni have a research project seeking to listen to the voices and perspectives of those who were directly harmed by Mike Pilavachi. This is in response to the way none of the processes (CDM, Scolding Review etc) so far have really listened to those harmed.

[ymcaexeter @YMCAExeter]

We are thrilled to share our new Christmas film with you✨Thank you to Rob & Georgia for bravely sharing their incredible stories and to Isaac James for capturing the heart of what we do so beautifully.

Help bring hope to homeless young people today:

https://t.co/WyUfyzzD5B

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Wondering about dropping Twitter? Come say hi over on Threads. We’re nice honest!
https://t.co/ujW4ApkT2F

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Also here…

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Any of you lovely lot on BlueSky?

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Come find sofa here https://t.co/RbN51Xyp1e

[Mason Mennenga @masonmennenga]

evangelicals: “i believe in salvation by faith alone”

also evangelicals:

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When a pastor gets given a Trump Bible…
#TheBible

https://t.co/NEh8CAcnjn

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When Church Coffee Mornings have a bang in them

https://t.co/GOWqIh3L4v

[Robert Thompson (he/him) @Rgt71Robert]

Natalie Collins has done immense & personally costly service to the entire @churchofengland as well as the particular victims of Mike Pilivachi’s abuse @SoulSurvivorGB With so many who are grateful for her clear prophetic & Christlike voice I wish her well as she sets down this work to concentrate on other things in her life.

In this Natalie’s final post she focuses in on a number of issues that many of our Christian siblings find it difficult to name:

our cultures of secrecy,
of celebrity & patronage,
of the abused silenced by entering into an abusive system & bolstering it.

Many thanks Natalie.
Much much ♥️♥️♥️
Many 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

“I haven’t wanted to compound anyone’s suffering, and so I have shied away from the most difficult questions in this situation; about what we do when those who were harmed become part of the system of harm.   I have asked questions of Mike Pilavachi’s peers, contemporaries and elders, people like David Pytches, Graham Cray, Liz Biddulph, David Westlake, Nicky Gumbel, Ken Costa, JJohn, Andy Hawthorne, Roy Crowne, and others. I have focussed my concern on those who are unambiguously complicit in all of this. But there are few clear binaries in this situation, and that is incredibly challenging.”

[Needs Light @needs_light]

I cannot tell you how depressing it is that Megan is no longer at Premier after her stellar work on Soul Survivors while JJohn is guest editing the magazine after continually endorsing Mike Pilavachi & encouraging Russell Brand so much he’s now baptising in his tighty whiteys.

[James Heywood @heyjames]

Random sections from the Soul Survivor report as I'm surprised by them.

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@pastorlocke Shake it off…

[Needs Light @needs_light]

I've written this in response to an article entitled "Defending the Indefensible: Mike Pilavachi". It's all about solidarity.
https://t.co/FKb6qkK3ZY

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Looking for a storyteller role within a Christian organisation? The YMCA in Exeter is looking for a Resource and Comms manager, to head up that fantastic team.

https://t.co/d4U079buVs

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Bonus points if you say “The Church Sofa sent me”

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Any of you wonderful lot at New Wine? If so, you have a challenge to find the YMCA stand, and say hello.

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But seriously, if you’re looking for a new job role in Devon. It would be worth your time anyway.
#nwfest #newwineengland