The CofE’s investigation into Mike Pilavachi has been concluded - church leaders will let you down, but Jesus won’t

Yesterday the Church of England published the results of their investigation confirming that accusations of inappropriate behaviour by Mike Pilavachi were substantiated.

In a report published yesterday, the Church of England confirmed that Mike Pilavachi "used his spiritual authority to control people and that his coercive and controlling behaviour led to inappropriate relationships, the physical wrestling of youths and massaging of young male interns". This is heartbreaking news, for those who worked alongside him, for those who looked up to him and especially for those who were affected by his actions.

The Bible is full of stories that demonstrate the corrupting influence of power. In the age of the mega-church, we see individuals put on huge platforms as these congregations expland in to big instituations.All large organsiations make poor decisions from time to time. Anything that scales up from a small local enterprise to one that serves thousands or hundreds of thousands of people, will have its casualties in the expansion. An organisation that relies heavily on the judgement, morality and leadership of one person risks a momentous fall from grace.