My wife and I watched last Sunday’s ABC1 TV Compass program, ‘Holy Switch’ with great anticipation. We were sorely let down! After our animated post-program conversation we pondered: How to respond to an unfair and biased program? What should and could be said to people struggling with this unfairness?

Well, I have the answer thanks to Andy Goodacre who has responded in his article, Is there life after Holy Switch?!!

This is an excellent article and also excellent modelling of how to support your team when they have been through a tough time. Andy says in part,

Well, it’s been quite a week!  Our community was on national TV on the Holy Switch programme last Sunday night – and lots of us were left with really mixed feelings after the show.  Quite a few of us feel misrepresented, unfairly treated, frustrated, angry, exhausted, confused – and in some cases all of the above!!

I’m not really going to make much comment on the show itself, or the way it was edited.  There is a really interesting conversation on the ABC facebook page and a great interview with Kim which both do a great job of that.  They are well worth reading if you haven’t done so yet (and great job those of you who have commented on there already!).

What I do want to do, is reflect a little bit and ask what we can learn through this experience of Holy Switch – of living out our faith in the public sphere and of sharing and explaining what we believe to people who believe very different things?  What is Jesus teaching us?  And how can we respond?

Andy then sets out four thoughtful responses including a Scripture to accompany each response. The 4 response headings:

Being visible Christians can be tough

Show love and respect for others

Be wise

Always be prepared…

Excellent material and excellent modelling of how to support your team when they have been through a tough time.

Please take the time to read the full article, Is there life after Holy Switch?!! and thank Andy!