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Posting against the misuse of non-disclosure agreements in Christian circles | Posting for transparency and accountability in safeguarding

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Lee Furney

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I’ve been longing to host a guest post with a biblical case against the use of NDAs. I’m grateful to my friend Will Timmins who has supplied this blogpost under the title “Abuse NDAs and the Church: Making a Covenant with Death.”

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MAKING A COVENANT WITH DEATH — soul∙in∙formation

I’ve been longing to host a guest post with a biblical case against the use of NDAs. I’m grateful to my friend Will Timmins who has supplied this blogpost, originally published here , under the title...

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Lee Furney

3 years

#NDAfree campaign launching soon. We are a global movement committed to releasing individuals, Christian organisations, local churches and charities from the misuse of Non-Disclosure Agreements

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BLOWING THE WHISTLE ON NDAs — soul∙in∙formation

Having been pressured by a Christian charity to sign a non-disclosure agreement, our guest author considers the ethical implications of the NDA. A tingling sensation came over me as he dangled the...

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Toxic & narcissistic pastors often create a "pocket" within an otherwise healthy church where agreement is rewarded with inner circle access & critics are silenced through self-doubt, fear of hurting the church and isolation @scotmcknight [paraphrase] in conversation with @BozT

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@reachjulieroys @Acts29 @MattChandler74 @PastorMark There is a crisis in evangelical Christianity around the world whereby those who seemed so gifted to feed the flock reveal themselves as mere hired hands. Their reluctance to name a wolf, and safeguard the flock by laying their life down to deal with it, is not a trivial matter.

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“If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet distance makes no difference. He is praying for me.” Robert Murray M'Cheyne

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I find Kyle uncomfortable and occasionally brutal to read. I keep on reading because I often discern the faithful 'wounds of a friend' that speak to my own Christian circles.

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@reachjulieroys @johnmacarthur @GraceComChurch This is a spiritually manipulative way of failing to provide answers to credible (and evidenced) accusations and failing to recommend an independent review when it is clearly needed for everyone's sake.

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The early church didn’t say, "Look what the world is coming to!" They said, "Look what has come into the world!" -- Carl Henry

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"Unfortunately, generic calls for lions to resign are unlikely to be particularly effective."

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THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE — soul∙in∙formation

THE COST OF STANDING OUT Lions camouflage themselves against their environment, blending in almost undetectably against the long dry grass. Zebras, on the other hand, stand out against any background...

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4 years

Will any high profile Christian leader call @RZIMhq to release @LoriAnneThomps2 from their pernicious NDA or are we going to leave it to @R_Denhollander to sort out the whole world, whilst we build a following for ourselves rather than Christ?

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There is essentially little to no effective church discipline for conservative evangelical leaders in the UK.

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4 years

My @simeontrust preparation on Genesis 3 just got a bit too real. #biblehandlingskills

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3 years

Oak Hill leading the line when it comes to owning wrong responses to Jonathan Fletcher's power.

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Oak Hill received financial gifts from the FC Charitable Trust in 2018 and 2019. You can find a statement concerning those gifts here:

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Wade Mullen's 66 page report for the PJ Smyth review is available here. @wademullen It is a model of truth and grace that lights the path to restoration.

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4 years

As this story gets picked up across the media, pray that this Christian constituency will see the need to appraise the culture as well as decry the culprit.

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Church of England vicar could face criminal probe over alleged abuse

Rev Jonathan Fletcher, 77, (pictured) was already banned from preaching at his church in Wimbledon, south west London, following a string of allegations he 'spiritually abused' vulnerable adults.

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'A new Modest Manifesto would say, “No nondisclosure agreements and no confidential settlements.” Confidentiality would be the victim’s decision, not the ministry’s.' @DavidAFrench with a broad and deep article on responding to abuse scandals.

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3 years

The painful thing is that some of our clearest teachers are our most accomplished obfuscators.

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HOW TO SPOT A TOXIC LEADER — soul∙in∙formation

we often end up promoting and rewarding toxicity in evangelical churches, with conference slots, senior roles, trustee status, financial control and other undue influence

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Five lies of identity: 1) I am what I have 2) I am what I do 3) I am what other people say or think of me 4) I am nothing more than my worst moment 5) I am nothing less than my best moment Henri Nouwen

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IN DEEPEST SORROW — soul∙in∙formation

7th April 2021 The Revd. William Taylor c/o St Helen’s Church Bishopsgate London Dear William, I was deeply shocked and saddened by your announcement on Palm Sunday. Your apologies on Easter Sunday,...

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@RebeccMcLaugh How to build community: 1. Open your door - be hospitable, sharing your time and table 2. Open your heart - be vulnerable, sharing sharing your principles and problems 3. Open your pocket - be generous, sharing your bucks and belongings The gospel and prayer opens all of these

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3 years

Those who make private correction impossible make public criticism inevitable.

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A conspiracy of silence instensifies a culture of fear and a climate of distrust

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Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP at The Priory)

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To my conservative evangelical brothers: I can’t express to you how much it means when you acknowledge the abuse in our ranks. I can’t express to you how much silence contributes to growing fear and distrust. Please lead well on these matters. So very much is at stake.

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"It’s better to admit specific wrongs to specific people when offenses are committed than to constantly advertise to a general audience one’s general awfulness, esp if that self-loathing is simply self-promotion in disguise" @wademullen on fauxnerability

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When Self-Loathing is Self-Promotion

My last three posts have explored various self-promoting behaviors and how people build reputations and coerce trust by drawing attention to themselves, usually by bragging about their abilities and...

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A radical cultural change is needed by both the Church of England and conservative evangelicals within it - it is a willingness for leaders to publicly and adequately repent of sinful failure.

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The culture change we need in the light of abuse scandals | Psephizo

Jon Kuhrt writes: Jonathan Fletcher was the vicar of Emmanuel Church Wimbledon (ECW) and enjoyed a high-profile and influential ministry. But in recent years, his bullying, coercive and abusive...

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Lee Furney

3 years

The SU John Smyth Report Executive Summary may be found here:

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Polite, charming churches can easily be/become abusive says @wademullen "For instance, if a community is led by a narcissistic & self-promoting smooth talker who tells loyal followers that they too are special, premier, & uniquely better than the rest 1/3

When Pleasant Words Hide Harmful Intentions

How to identify flattery in an abusive environment.

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Lee Furney

3 years

Excellent double-page spread by @ChurchTimes on NDAs, which "heap institutional abuse on top of already traumatised people, & rely on threats and intimidation, leaving people fearful. By enforcing silence, they actively undermine personal healing" #NDAfree

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The Church and NDAs: when silence is enforced

Madeleine Davies investigates the use of confidentiality agreements by church bodies

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1 year

The Culture of Fear in UK evangelical circles has seen threatened litigation repeatedly used to suppress the burgeoning scandals. I'm grateful to Nick and James for being among the first to stare down the bullies. Will we stand with them?

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TWELVE MONTHS LATER — soul∙in∙formation

STEPHEN SIZER ANTISEMITISM TRIBUNAL HAMAS TERRORISM DIVERT FUNDS CHURCH OF ENGLAND

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@johnhsather Preach the gospel, use necessary words.

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@krishk @naydawson @UCCF If repentance means generalised apologies to unspecific people on behalf of unnamed individuals for unintentional actions following unofficial policy for which any sanction is unnecessary after an unpublished review, then how can @UCCF expect anyone’s trust in the future?

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2 years

@daneortlund Often true no doubt, and of course Twitter lends itself to an absence of nuance, but it might be better to say "can be like saying". Let's be aware of those whose battles are less simplistic.

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Lee Furney

8 months

Funds still needed Click here to support Get me to the Restore Conference 2023 #GoFundMe

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Lee Furney

3 years

We are all broken people, and Jesus is in the business of making people new creations. But he can only do so when there is confession of sin, acceptance of judgement, and reception of mercy and grace. NDAs are the antithesis of truth and reconciliation.

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3 years

All of the most noted Conservative Evangelical Anglican churches, and also their bible training college, are run by public school educated, Oxbridge, Iwerne boys who have an incredibly strong connection to Smyth and Fletcher.

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We call upon the other organisations �� the Scripture Union, Titus Trust, and Winchester College – to follow this lead and to reveal everything they know about the abuses and their coverup.

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Archbishop of Canterbury offers ‘full, personal apology’ to victims of abusive summer camp leader

John Smyth QC groomed his victims at public schools and on church getaways, and carried out sadomasochistic beatings on dozens of boys

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Lee Furney

3 years

Excellent Melvin Tinker obituary in the Times newspaper. No paywall

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Lee Furney

4 years

This is a precious thread for those sitting on sensitive information regarding abuse. 'Those who want to be a part of a culture in which minding your own business matters more than advocacy must have their beliefs and values challenged.' #JonathanFletcher @thirtyoneeight

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Abuse almost always comes along with a system that contrives to prevent that abuse being properly dealt with, especially when the abuser is in what Mullen describes as a “keystone” role. @wademullen

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Book Review – Something’s Not Right

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If you can't wait to move on from all these church abuse scandals, remember that, as well as feeding the sheep, it is *always* the job of the shepherd to protect from the wolf & behind up the broken. Our attitude to moving forwards reveals if our heart is for people or 'success'.

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3 years

Family day, with friends.

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8 months

I thought one of the lessons learnt from church abuse reviews was not to name ministries after leaders?

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TGC Announces The Carson Center for Theological Renewal

The Carson Center prepares the soil of theological renewal by planting resources that help Bible teachers and students grow into maturity.

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Lee Furney

3 years

Let's work together on tackling abuse - my first blog post.

ABUSE & DUBIOUS GOALS — soul∙in∙formation

Crossing the Line It is good to see Evangelicals Now (EN) publishing articles that touch on the abuse scandals in UK conservative evangelical circles. Far too many ministers have remained silent in...

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3 years

Southwark diocese have consistently refused to help those assisting victims & prioritized safeguarding their own reputation instead, even attacking whistleblowers. Note the resignations. Another independent inquiry is needed here. from @churchtimes

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PCC accuses Southwark diocese of ‘weaponising’ safeguarding against Vicar

THE diocese of Southwark has “weaponised” safeguarding against the Vicar of Christ Church, New Malde...

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@reachjulieroys @jamesmacdonald This is so sad and distressing. If guilty, let's pray that it leads to his humility and repentance.

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2 years

A model investigation, a model report AND a model response. When does that ever happen?! Knots can be untied when we don't try to hide wrongdoing (cf. Isaiah 40:3)

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Ponder the complicity. #FletcherCulture

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@dustinwmesser Unless he asked for feedback ;)

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1 year

@reachjulieroys @GraceComChurch @johnmacarthur Time and again we see churches and senior leaders involved in prolonged public scandals - after denials and reframing the narrative - when timely recognition and repentance would be warmly received. Your previous tweet is particularly relevant.

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Lee Furney

3 years

What Christians shouldn't say in response to an abuse story. 'There are lots of ways I benefitted from their ministry!'

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Lee Furney

3 years

Nice to see interest already growing in the campaign a few of us are launching. Keep track of for details. #NDAfree

Home - #NDAfree

#NDAfree We are a global movement with a vision to see individuals, Christian organizations and local churches free from the misuse of Non-Disclosure Agreements. #NDAfree contributes to this by...

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Dee Parsons

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Lee Furney of the UK Plans to Fight NDA Misusage in the Worldwide Church and Para-church Organizations #NDAfree New TWW post. So grateful. @LoriAnneThomps2 @leefurney @sarahstankorb

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Lee Furney

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EN are to be commended for their increasing willingness to publish on the important issue of ministerial failure. Meanwhile, Church of England discipline through such minimised public rebukes looks a lot like prosecuting Al Capone for tax evasion. Let the reader understand.

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There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in. -- Desmond Tutu

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Lee Furney

1 year

UCCF's hiring of an "independent" lawyer with a duty to protect and advance the interests of their client, a process that lacks transparency & a report that will lack even the scrutiny of the survivors reveals a cultural problem that extends beyond the suspended leadership.

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Tanya Marlow

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While many have been talking about the suspension of Mike Pilavachi, the suspension of Richard Cunningham and Tim Rudge from UCCF (the Universities Christian Unions org) has gone under the radar. The official statements are a mixed bag, and I’ve written to the board for clarity.

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Lee Furney

3 years

Please pray for those fighting fires on Table Mountain for another night and for all those affected to be safely relocated. University of Cape Town library partially destroyed. #capefire #CapeTownFires

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Abuse cover-ups often work. They work because people don’t care. Or because people don’t care for long enough. 1/5

Doing Stupid Stuff Again

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Lee Furney

1 year

"I was told the allegations/behaviours were being looked at and I expected that measures were put in place to ensure any confusion or misconduct was dealt with." This echoes my own experience of reporting similar concerns regarding Jonathan Fletcher.

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EXCLUSIVE: The founder of the US branch of Christian festival Soul Survivor has raised concerns that he introduced 100s of young men to #MikePilavachi , a religious leader accused of full-body oil massages, vigorous wrestling matches & spiritual abuse.

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Jan 2022 it was announced the scheduled 2020 Makin Review re John Smyth was finally expected to be ready for Maxwellisation by April the same yr. A yr later there's been no sign whatsoever. It's extraordinary neglect & a further betrayal of victims. @JustinWelby Don't you care?

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2 years

@reachjulieroys Thank you for confessing your sins and not covering them instead. Thank you for reminding us that it is actual repentance which leads to actual restoration. Thank the Lord that he chooses to use us in all of our brokenness when we trust him with the consequences of true humility.

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@UrbanMinistryUK There's the enduring assumption in con. evangelical circles that "we're the good guys" because we think we're standing on the foundation of orthodoxy. Those who are most orthodox should also be the most humble, recognising both our doctrine & esp our practice is full of holes.

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@reachjulieroys @Acts29 @MattChandler74 @PastorMark Many of us became persuaded that it must be an elaborate hoax for Chandler to share a virtual platform with Driscoll. When it became apparent to Chandler (which snr pastor wouldn't make sure?), he decided to double-down not pull out & spoke in terms of different views not wolves.

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Evangelical leaders are often all too willing to publiclly call out a departure from orthodoxy, but I rarely find those who are prepared, even privately, to challenge abusive leaders and stand alongside victims. What might this tell us about what and whom is being tended?

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Rachael Denhollander

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2. Realize that peers have to hold each other accountable. Far too often leaders want all the benefits of co-laboring, but none of the responsibility. That has to end. Leaders need to be committed to the public rebuke of abusive leaders or false doctrine.

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5 years

Going to court on false charges under the rule of a dictator when you know Jesus.

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David Coltart

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This brutal Mnangagwa regime will not crush us or dim our vision of a new democratic, tolerant #Zimbabwe . I am grateful that as @DougColtart and his @ARTUZ_teachers clients went to court this morning their spirit is as strong as ever.

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Stephen Sizer receives what is effectively a lifetime ban for that which senior Church of England evangelicals (and their friends) turned a blind eye to and/or claimed the antisemitism was almost impossibly difficult to discern. #somethingsnotright

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Church of England tribunal gives disgraced vicar Stephen Sizer 12 year long ban

Stephen Sizer banned from serving as a Clerk of Holy Orders, meaning he will be unable to act as a minister until 2030, after time served

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3 years

Smyth went on to abuse scores of boys in Zimbabwe. Guide Nyachuru and another unnamed victim tragically died at his camps. PAUSE Take that in, and lament.

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Lee Furney

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@carlmchambers @thirtyoneeight @drantbradley @R_Denhollander I’m thankful for investigative journalists I’ve been warned numerous times not to speak to them “They’ll twist your words” “They’re just digging up gossip” “It’s a hit piece” In others words: “Danger!” Yet our communities are safer cos of their investigations @wademullen

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Lee Furney

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"Choosing tactful inattention is easier than considering that someone you respect and admire, perhaps even model your own life after, is potentially abusive." @wademullen describes how scandals are often enabled by those who "benefit in some way from the abuser’s life and work"

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Lee Furney

3 years

God regards sin—not loss of reputation, or loss of institution—as the worst thing in the world. He wants those institutions that bear His name to be holy in the secret places. Only then are they truly His. @DianeLangberg

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"If you’re in an English Anglican Conservative Evangelical church there’s a sporting chance that, whatever your age, gender or background, you’re really a rather lost, constipated public schoolboy, but without the perks."

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Lee Furney

4 years

Paradoxically, an abuser’s greatest ally can be leadership that’s bent on mitigating damage to their organisation’s reputation, even at the expense of those who are being abused; those whose misplaced loyalty knows no bounds. - David Shepherd

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Lee Furney

3 years

Don't miss this sermon if you want to understand abuse in the Church. Conservative evangelical Anglicans in the UK take special note if you are still talking about a few bad apples.

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The False Shepherds and the True Shepherd | Zechariah 10-11 | The...

The sermon at Inspire Saint James, Clerkenwell, London on the 7th March 2021.

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3 years

Strong words. Important points.

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5 months

The @cofe statement on their investigation of Pilavachi reads like a lazy primary school report - "could do better". No transparency equals no trust. No accountability equals no safety.

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Needs Light

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The Church of England has released a statement about their investigation Mike Pilavachi's "verbal interactions with a vulnerable person". It was decided that "Mr Pilavachi’s conduct had fallen short of that expected of a priest in the Church of England"

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3 years

This parable repays careful attention

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Whistleblow and the sheep-guarders: a parable

Once upon a time in the district of Northrun, there was a shepherd called Whistleblow. He was one of many shepherds who worked for Lord Northrun who owned most of the land in the area. Each shepher…

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2 years

@reachjulieroys @MattChandler74 @villagechurchtx @Acts29 Chandler and Brian Howard also knew about Steve Timmis being a bully long before the Christianity Today article broke, which is why I turned down an invitation to join.

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Lee Furney

3 years

Don't be deceived, our public repentance glorifies God. "People often point to the sins of Christians as an excuse to abandon Christianity. God points to the sins of his people, in the Old Testament and New, to highlight how amazing his grace."

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"By this time Mr Smyth had been out of the UK for nearly thirty years." Smyth was a regular visitor to the UK. "We, the Church, were unclear as to his activities abroad." He had national prominence as lawyer in South Africa and appeared on television.

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Statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury | The Archbishop of Canterbury

Following a recent meeting with survivors of the abuse carried out by John Smyth QC, the Archbishop has made the following the statement today.

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Lee Furney

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"It is possible to excuse the nastiness, narcissism, bullying, and sheer bastardry of a leader as taking decisive action and dogged determination. But it’s not! ... By tolerating such stuff you become an enabler of it."

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Lee Furney

3 years

In the same way that we shared to pray - let's remember to give thanks and rejoice. Praise the Lord!

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Paul Feesey

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A huge thank you to all who prayed for my little one. It was so touching to receive encouragement from people we had never even met. Yesterday, after 103 days in hospital, we made it home.

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I'd love to see this light the fuse for people to proactively maximise what they own and specifically apologise for, rather than minimising connections to JF, refusing to help piece together the response to the scandal and neglecting to lead us forward from a generalised report.

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@_JohnStevens @carlmchambers @PeteSanlon @R78190434 @UrbanMinistryUK @KateAndreyev @steve_kneale @thirtyoneeight Let me encourage you to ask for those minutes for me and reveal the names of the unaccountable secret group with no victim representation if you wanted to be favourably judged by a more important court. Proverbs 31:8

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3 years

It was a privilege to have one of Malawi's best photographers join me for first day of a writing trip. #malawi

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3 years

Tried to wake up early to catch sunrise at Liwonde National park but I missed it so I got these instead

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@Richard_Scorer Where are the snr conservative evangelical Anglican leaders raising & answering q's regarding Smyth & Fletcher? There's not one. When this q is raised the answer comes back that your q must be politically motivated & the questioner is made to be the problem as having an "agenda".

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Lee Furney

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"If change is to occur, I believe it will only happen when people stop seeing the problem as "just a few bad apples" and start seeing how the barrel itself enables the rot." This Little Light, xii intro @ChristaBrown777

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2 years

So here goes, and this is so late. But it's my review of Andrew Graystone's 'Bleeding for Jesus'.

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Lee Furney

3 years

"Sadly it looks like the cover-up mentality in the church is alive and well." #NDAfree

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Richard Scorer

@Richard_Scorer

3 years

The Times today exposes Church of England hypocrisy over NDAs. Justin Welby declared them ‘unacceptable’ and indicative of cover up - but the Church continues to use them on his watch

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Lee Furney

3 years

The serious charges made in this article deserve close attention by all conservative evangelicals in the UK, where a raft of scandals are currently being suppressed.

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Bernard N. Howard

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3 years

Church Society continues to act in ways that bring dishonour on the name of Christ. It is distressing to see a conservative evangelical organisation acting so unchristianly.

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Lee Furney

4 years

"Washing our dirty laundry in public" is a phrase commonly used - by those with vested interests - not to let the light in when complicit secrecy has been used to enable and extend the shadow of darkness.

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Lee Furney

8 months

It's significant TGC turned to @BernardNHoward to write about the situation in Israel and Gaza. Moral clarity is needed when Israel, Hamas, TGC or anyone crosses over red lines.

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Israel’s 9/11: The Need for Moral Clarity

Bernard Howard and Ivan Mesa explain how amid the Hamas attack on innocent civilians in Israel, Christians ought to lead the way with moral clarity.

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Lee Furney

1 year

The Christmas spirit doesn't shine out in the Christian snob. Alas, they are many—whose ambition in life seems limited to building a nice middle-class Christian home, & making nice middle-class Christian friends, & bringing up their children in nice middle-class Christian ways /3

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Rector criticised for pulpit response to Fletcher review

The Revd William Taylor apologises for his criticism of the IAG

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2 years

Equally, there is no safe space in conservative evangelical corners, where - despite their hubris - they've repeatedly failed to govern themselves, deal with their scandals and bind up the broken.

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Andrew Graystone

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2 years

The truth is this - and all the bishops know it - that the @churchofengland is ungovernable. And because it is ungovernable it can never safe: because guess what, abusers love an ungovernable space.

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Lee Furney

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Though we strive for excellence, authentic Christian leadership will be marked by the repentance enjoined by faith. Genuine & regular recognition of our inadequacy, failings & unimpressiveness is - paradoxically - a sign of maturity. The alternative is perennial scandals.

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Nay Dawson 🇺🇦

4 months

I've written an article for @Christianitymag about part of my experience whilst working for UCCF and some of my regrets.

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Lee Furney

1 year

@DrJamesEglinton Then there remains the issue of how this ever got past an editor's desk.

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Lee Furney

3 years

'Because the NDA is life long, I felt like I'd never be able to speak honestly without fear of legal redress, which is unfair and has not aided my healing from the trauma of the sexual and institutional abuse.'

Campaign calls for end to use of NDAs in keeping Christians from sharing abuse - Premier Christian...

A campaign has launched calling for an end to non-disclosure agreements used by churches and Christian organisations.A non-disclosure agreement is a legal contr

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Lee Furney

2 years

British universities lead the way in renouncing the use of NDAs and put some of our churches to shame @UWEBristol

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Lee Furney

5 years

For those wondering, this is how abuse can prosper in good churches with just one or two manipulative ministers. A further problem is that the methods are so easily and unwittingly absorbed by others.

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Wade Mullen

5 years

The spiritually abusive organization becomes like a machine that views their people as objects to be separated into Cubicles of Charm or Crucibles of Condemnation based upon their willingness or refusal to unconditionally comply with the demands of the organization. [1/10]

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Lee Furney

4 years

Some Emmanuel friends had a breakdown when the penny dropped after reading this article. Please contact @thirtyoneeight for independent support and helping the independent review.

'I haven't handed over a sex offender to the police - because I was told in confidence': A leading...

When Anne Atkins' close friend confided in her about being a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of a mutual acquaintance, she did not dream of alerting authorities.

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