Career
He is also the Senior Pastor of the Watford church, based in North Watford, which he set up in 1993 along with worship leader Matt Redman. A former accountant, he became a youth worker at Street Andrew"s Chamber of East church in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire. lieutenant was here that two ministers at Street Andrew"s, David Pytches and Barry Kissell launched the New Wine Christian Family Conferences.
Pilavachi is celibate and encourages celibacy to those outside of marriage.
He has stated in interviews and seminars that the "gift of celibacy" enables him to do certain work which he would not be able to with a family. Pilavachi helped run the international evangelistic event, Soul in the City, London in 2004 and Soul in the City Durban in 2009.
He was also one of the founders of the Hope 08 project, an initiative of the churches of Britain and Ireland which is helping to demonstrate Christian faith in action. Pilavachi launched in the summer of 1993.
The event is a 5-day long charismatic Christian festival aimed at youth and the initial attracted 1,896 delegates.
Under the guidance of Pilavachi, the event has grown to accommodate around 30,000 people over three weeks along with the fourth week, being Momentum (aimed at those in their twenties and thirties). Matt Redman returned as a worship leader in 2011. From summer 2014 a fifth week of is held in Scotland.