Ps and gs Edinburgh

[Scottishdreams1991]

Does anyone go? or stopped due to Andy croft joining the team ?

I don’t go anywhere atm but I know of it. Why would you not go because of him?

I hadn't heard of him joining. Is he part of the leadership now?

Because of his role in the Soul Survivor scandal premierchristian.news/en/news/article/former-soul-survivor-pastor-andy-croft-joins-leadership-team-of-edinburgh-church

He (AC) wasn’t disciplined in the end though was he…wasn’t he one of the young men “groomed” by MP?

I am pretty sick of the CofE’s standards on safeguarding but I don’t know that AC was the problem here. I’m out of the loop though so I could be wrong.

www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2023/1-december/news/uk/andy-croft-cleared-to-return-to-ministry-but-resigns-as-soul-survivor-s-pastor

He wasn't disciplined but the complaints against him were upheld - that he failed to report three accusations against MP. At best it's shocking safeguarding, at worst it's apathy of young people /turning a blind eye.

I was at SS during its heyday and all of this, and the idea that Andy and others could be so careless with the young people they were supposed to be guiding is really sad.

I've not heard that he was a victim of MP, just that the he said he's been badly affected by it all,

It's made me feel uneasy in a way I can't quite put into words. As far as I'm aware no one has any issues. Which is why I asked here.
I no longer go but it would be unfair to say it was only because of Andy Croft