Hillsong Church
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Hillsong Church, commonly known as Hillsong, is a
Hillsong and its music have been highly successful globally, with its presence described as a global
History
Beginnings: 1977–1999
In 1977, six years before the establishment of what would become Hillsong Church,
Hills CLC's growth into a
In 1997, Hills CLC moved into a new building at Baulkham Hills' Norwest Business Park.
21st century
Between 2008 and 2018, Hillsong Church planted more churches in Russia,[11] South Africa, Sweden,[12][13] Israel,[14] Canada[15] and Mexico.[16] Hillsong also branched out into the United States, establishing sixteen locations by 2022.[17]
In September 2018, Hillsong left the Australian Christian Churches – of which Brian Houston had been national superintendent/president from 1997 to 2009 – to become an autonomous denomination, identifying itself more as a global and
In October 2020, Hillsong purchased the Festival Hall venue in Melbourne to become the home of Hillsong Church Melbourne City's weekly church services after undergoing renovations to better suit the new uses.[21][22]
In October 2021, Hillsong bought the Golders Green Hippodrome in London, England, with the intention of holding Sunday services there.[23]
Brian Houston stepped aside from his senior roles as global senior pastor and chair of the board in January 2022, owing to the pressures of a court case relating to his alleged failure to report sexual abuse of a child by his father, of which he became aware in the 1990s.[24][25] In March 2022, he stepped down as the global senior pastor of the church after he was found to have breached the moral code of the church in his behaviour with two women.[26][27]
In August 2022, Hillsong was sued by an Australian whistleblower in federal court there, alleging that the megachurch had moved millions of dollars overseas to avoid the charities regulator, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).[28] The whistleblower alleged that Hillsong made "large cash gifts" to Houston and his family using tax-free money.[28]
In August 2023, Brian Houston was acquitted of covering up his father's crimes.[29]
Reach and branding
Statistics
In 2018, it had 80 churches.[30]
According to a census published by the association in 2022, it would have 38 churches in Australia and 150,000 members in 30 countries,[31] up from 130,000 in 21 countries in May 2019[32] and 100,000 in 14 countries in September 2015.[33]
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the church started measuring online attendees instead of regular attendees, which they stated average 444,000 per weekend.[34]
Branding
Hillsong has been described as a "global
Governance
The church is governed by the Hillsong Global Board and a group of elders known as the Hillsong Eldership,[37] headed by Pastors Phil and Lucinda Dooley since 2022.[38] The elders lead the church spiritually whereas the board of directors manages the corporate administration appointed for one year, with renewable terms.[39]
The founders, Brian and Bobbie Houston, had been the global senior pastors of Hillsong Church.[40] On 31 January 2022 it was announced that Phil and Lucinda Dooley, pastors of the South African church, would be acting global senior pastors in Houston's absence until the end of 2022, after Brian Houston stepped down owing to the pressures of a court case relating to his alleged failure to report sexual abuse by his father, of which he was later acquitted.[29]
Brian Houston was also chairman of the board, until his resignation from this position in January 2022.[41] As of February 2022[update] the replacement chairperson has yet to be announced. George Aghajanian is General Manager, as well as a director of Hillsong Church Australia and its international entities.[42]
In March 2022, Brian Houston resigned from the board of Hillsong Church and from his role as global senior pastor as a result of breaching the moral code of the church in his behaviour with two women.[25]
Locations and ministries
Hillsong has a global presence, with churches and ministries in Australia, Indonesia and Japan, many European countries, Canada, US, South Africa, and, in Latin America, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Uruguay as of February 2022[update].[43]
Hillsong's various ministries include Hillsong Music, Hillsong Kids, Hillsong Youth, Hillsong Sisterhood, Hillsong Men,
Hillsong College
Two campuses of the Hillsong International Leadership College arose from the two churches that are now Hillsong Church, the
The Sydney college was originally founded in 1983 by David Johnston and located at
In 1988, Hills Christian Life Centre developed a training arm of IICM, under Ian Fuller. It was first known as Power Ministry School, then in 1992 Power Ministry College, under Steve Kelly. In 1993 the Hillsong School and a School of Music was established to train young musicians. In 1996, after Mark Hopkins took over as director, the Hillsong School and the School of Music were merged to form the Hills Leadership College.[citation needed]
In 1990, Robert Fergusson became principal at the Sydney location and switched the focus to practical ministry training. Classes, at this time accommodating around 50-70 students, were moved back to the church site and the name changed to Aquila College of Ministries in 1993. After Hills CLC merged with Sydney CLC (referred to as its "parent church") in 1999, in early 2000 the Sydney college merged with the Hills Leadership College to become Hillsong International Leadership College, with Duncan Corby appointed principal of its "City campus". It was approved as a registered training organisation in December 2002, and by 2007 there were around 900 full-time students enrolled across the two campuses, the majority from overseas.[49]
In February 2016, Duncan Corby was dean of the college, while Catrina Henderson was principal. and it was still trading as Hillsong International Leadership College.[51] In late 2016 it shortened its name to simply Hillsong College,[52] and as of 2022[update] has campuses in Sydney and Phoenix, Arizona, and has an online curriculum.[53] The official trading name of the city campus is Sydney Christian Life Centre Pty Ltd, and one of its tax-deductible charitable funds is called the International Institute for Creative Ministries Library Trust Fund.[54]
Hillsong Sisterhood
Bobbie Houston has been especially influential in Hillsong's ministry for women, called Sisterhood. She is a mentor to many of Hillsong's women leaders. Although Hillsong generally supports the traditional roles of wife and mother for women, the church's position is that their ministries "empower" women. Riches found via interviews with attendees that the ministries increased women's choice regarding around sexuality and child rearing; encouraged women to start small businesses and to take on promotions at work; facilitated women's participation in cultural events, as well as promoted women's voices in religious teaching and public life.[55] Church members have described Hillsong's leadership development as a process that supports women's movement from timid, supportive wife into leadership roles within the church. The Sisterhood is involved in issues such as HIV/AIDS, domestic violence and human trafficking. Their midweek gathering is primarily for women. It is attended by all female staff members and is the foundation of Hillsong's women's ministries. The Thursday meeting for mothers includes businesswomen, and special quarterly "Sisterhood United" night meetings include working women. Members of the church say that her authority as a leader comes from "a Pentecostal understanding of Spirit empowerment".[3]
Australia
Hillsong has multiple campuses around Australia. As of February 2022[update] in New South Wales it has Baulkham Hills, two Sydney city campuses (one the location of the original
Avalon Theatre
Hillsong purchased the heritage-listed
Hillsong CityCare
In 1986 a social engagement program called CityCare was established in New South Wales, offering various community services including personal development programs, counselling services, a health centre and youth mentoring. CityCare's "street teams" worked within the community to care for, feed and clothe the homeless.[3]
In July 2008, concerns were raised by some teachers, parents, and experts about the Hillsong City Care Shine program for girls being run in New South Wales public schools, community groups and the
Beliefs
Hillsong was formerly affiliated with
Hillsong's positions on non-central doctrines of the faith are diverse, although individuals have taken a public stand on many topical issues in contemporary Christianity in keeping with mainstream Pentecostalism; for example, the church's founder opposes abortion and supports teaching
Hillsong's
Media and events
Music
Hillsong has been described by popular music scholar Tom Wagner as a "confluence of sophisticated marketing techniques and popular music". The music of Hillsong United and Hillsong Worship are credited with driving Hillsong's global popularity.[6] Through the 1980s and 1990s, the congregation grew from 45 members to nearly 20,000 and emerged as a significant influence in the area of contemporary worship music. This was a result of strategic marketing that targeted younger generations and Hillsong's success at establishing itself as a global music standard.[5]
Hillsong Church has produced over 40 albums, which have sold over 11 million copies. Albums are produced for different
Music is central to worship at the church. Hillsong's
Hillsong's worship music has been widely influential not only in Pentecostal churches, but more broadly in
In September 2012, Hillsong produced The Global Project, a collection of their most popular songs released in nine different languages including Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Mandarin, Indonesian, German, French, Swedish and Russian.[80]
Hillsong Worship
The Hillsong Worship albums, formerly led by Darlene Zschech and
Hillsong United
Hillsong United was conceived as the youth arm of the worship ministry, producing annual live albums similarly to Hillsong Live, with a focus on alternative rock. As the members grew older, United has since transitioned into a band with currently an eleven-member fixed lineup of Hillsong musicians as well as a focus on studio albums compared to the Worship and Young & Free ministries. Their song "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs list for a full year.[3] It was the No. 1 song on the Billboard Christian Songs chart in 2014[83] and 2016,[84] No. 2 for 2015,[85] and the No. 1 song of the 2010s decade.[86] The New York Times described their music as "ornate mainstream arena rock but with God-only lyrics that are vetted for adherence to theology".[77] Joel Houston, Hillsong's creative director and former lead pastor of Hillsong New York, leads Hillsong United.
Hillsong Young & Free
Hillsong Young & Free was established in 2012 as a new youth branch of Hillsong's ministry. Hillsong Church has been successful at adjusting the musical style of their ministries to keep up with changing musical trends. Hillsong Young & Free was launched to attract postmillennial youth worshippers. The style of music in this particular ministry reflects features of musical genres that are popular with this target demographic, including electronic dance music.[5] Laura Toggs and Peter Toganivalu were founders of the collective, while Laura was also one of the vocalists of Young & Free prior to her resignation from Hillsong in 2023.
Hillsong Kids
Hillsong Kids is music designed for and by Hillsong's children's ministry. The albums Jesus Is My Superhero and Super Strong God were included on Natalie Gillespie's "Best Christian Children's Albums" lists for 2005 and 2006, respectively (published in Christianity Today).[87][88][89]
Television
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In late March 2022, Network 10 removed Hillsong-produced television programs from its schedules and video on demand service 10Play.[90] The removal came amid controversies involving Brian Houston, who resigned from his position as senior pastor after being indicted in a misconduct investigation by the ministry.[26][27]
Hillsong Channel
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On 9 March 2016, Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the American religious broadcaster, announced a partnership with Hillsong that saw TBN's digital terrestrial television (DTT) sub-channel, The Church Channel, rebranded as the broadcast version of Hillsong Channel on 1 June 2016.[91][92] The American linear channel was rebranded as TBN Inspire on 1 January 2022, and the international versions followed suit in April 2022, though Hillsong remained a partner in the network.[48][93][94]
Hillsong Conference
Hillsong Conference is a mid-year week long annual conference in Sydney, London and New York City each year. First started in 1986, it has grown to be the largest annual conference in Australia as of January 2022[update].[95]
The Australian conference is hosted by Hillsong Church and lead pastors Brian and Bobbie Houston and involves a variety of guests from across the globe. Baptist minister Michael Frost described the 2011 conference as having, "a kind of electric, almost carnival atmosphere ... the delegates were full of anticipation and excitement".[96]
In 2014, the New York event was held in Madison Square Garden, while the London conference was held in The O2 Arena over three days[35] and has continued to be held at this venue until at least 2018.[97]
Media appearances
On 16 September 2016, the documentary
In 2023, various programs charting the rise and demise of Hillsong were aired on a number of media platforms. In March 2023, satirical news outlet
Political influence
Hillsong Church has attracted support from high-profile politicians, especially from the
Liberal MP for Mitchell, Alan Cadman, and two Family First Party senate candidates, Joan Woods and Ivan Herald, who failed to win senate seats, were featured in a Hillsong circular during the election, with members being asked to pray for them.[9]
Hillsong's high-profile involvement with political leaders[107] has been questioned in the media, and publicly, the church has distanced itself from advocating certain political groups and parties, including the fledgling Family First party.[108] Brian Houston has replied to these criticisms by stating, "I think people need to understand the difference between the church being very involved in politics and individual Christians being involved in politics."[109]
In 2008, Sydney inner city publication Central Magazine stated that Hillsong had donated
Prime Minister Scott Morrison opened the 2019 Hillsong annual conference, shortly after the May 2019 federal election.[114][115] He is not a member of Hillsong, being part of the Horizon Church's congregation.[116][117]
Controversies
Hillsong has been criticised by politicians,
Finances
Criticisms have been levelled at Hillsong in regard to its finances, particularly its use of government grants when it reportedly made A$40 million in 2004,[125] and A$50 million in 2010.[126]
In 2005, Hillsong was accused of spending most of the money it received through government grants for programs to assist the Riverstone Aboriginal Community Association (RACA) on their own staff salaries.[127] The federal government acknowledged that A$80,000 from the grant money had been used to pay Hillsong Emerge CEO Leigh Coleman, who was only indirectly involved in the programs.[128] One program, designed to give microloans to Indigenous Australians, paid A$315,000 to Hillsong staff over the course of a year, though only granted six loans averaging A$2,856 each during that time.[128] Hillsong's application for the grant listed the RACA as a co-funder, though the RACA denied ever offering funding, saying they were never in a position to do so.[127] In 2006, Hillsong were stripped of A$414,000 from the grant on the grounds they had faked the Indigenous endorsement that was required to obtain it.[129] Hillsong were also accused of offering the RACA A$280,000 in order to silence their complaints regarding the matter, which they declined; a Hillsong spokesperson stated the offer of money was "not an attempt to silence RACA but amicably resolve the issue."[127]
Pushes for a charity commission in Australia have stemmed from claims that religious organisations like Hillsong avoid taxes by paying their staff in tax-exempt fringe benefits.[126] In 2010, The Sunday Telegraph reported that the Houston family was enjoying a lavish lifestyle, almost entirely tax-free, including vehicles and expense accounts.[130]
In early 2023, it was announced that 153 staff members accepted voluntary redundancies in 2022, a cost-cutting method that reportedly will save the church close to $10 million. The moves were made following the accusations that the church had been extravagantly spending money and participating in fraud. The move comes alongside an independent review into the church's financial structure.[131]
Sexual abuse by founder's father
On 5 August 2021, NSW Police issued a warrant for Brian Houston to attend the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney on 5 October, alleging that Houston concealed child sexual abuse by his late father, Frank. Houston was in the United States at the time of being charged. He has denied the charges[144] and his lawyer stated he intends to plead not guilty.[145] In January 2022, Houston resigned his chairmanship of the Hillsong board, as court proceedings were likely to be protracted.[41] Phil and Lucinda Dooley, pastors of the South African church, became acting global senior pastors in Houston's absence, expected until the end of 2022.[24]
In August 2023, Brian Houston was found "not guilty" of covering up his father's sex crimes.[29]
Views on homosexuality
The church has been criticised for its stance on homosexuality issues. It considers homosexual practice sinful, and does not allow homosexuals to assume leadership roles. It issued a statement in February 2019 stating that it was inclusive; however, Houston had formerly said that Hillsong would accept those who did not follow a "homosexual lifestyle".[7]
In 2014, Brian Houston discussed being more understanding of homosexuals. Later, he clarified his position after being criticised by some Christians for allegedly supporting homosexuality. In a statement released on Hillsong's website, he stated: "Nowhere in my answer did I diminish biblical truth or suggest that I or Hillsong Church supported gay marriage."[146][147]
Mercy Ministries
Hillsong has been criticised for its involvement with
Former members' criticisms
Hillsong's attitude towards criticism was portrayed negatively by former member
Many former church members have accused the church of exploiting volunteers, due to overwork, lack of recognition and interference in privacy.[154][155]
Guglielmucci cancer claim scandal
On 20 August 2008, Michael Guglielmucci, a then pastor of Planetshakers Church,[156] composed "Healer", a song about his experience of cancer. He was invited by Hillsong to add his song to the album This Is Our God.[157] Later, he confessed that he had lied about having cancer. Hillsong leadership told the press they were unaware of this situation and that the suspended pastor was seeking professional help. The Australian Christian Churches promised that all money donated by listeners inspired by the song would either be returned or donated to charity.[158][159] "Healer" has since then been removed from further releases of the album.[160][161]
Mark Driscoll appearance
In 2015, American preacher Mark Driscoll was invited to attend the Hillsong annual conference. When it was revealed that Driscoll had made offensive comments about women, Brian Houston announced that Driscoll would no longer attend the conference.[162] However, a pre-recorded interview with Driscoll was played during the conference.[163]
Black Lives Matter movement
In response to the Black Lives Matter protests, Hillsong held a panel discussion, with members consisting of
Carl Lentz affairs
Hillsong pastor
In 2020, Hillsong fired Lentz after finding that he had engaged in "more than one extra-marital affair" and was currently involved in one.[170][172] Lentz's lover stated that Hillsong is not "genuine. That's the truth. It's a money machine ... and I think it's wrong ... I think [Lentz] is a victim of his own church. He gave his life to this church, and that's how they played him."[171]
Sexual assault reporting
In early 2021,
In September 2021, 60 Minutes aired a segment called "Hillsong Hell" featuring Crenshaw and a second woman known as "Katherine", who alleged that she had been raped by a fellow church member on church premises in 2018. Both women alleged that Hillsong had ignored their complaints and tried to downplay the incidents.[176][177][178] According to 60 Minutes, Hillsong see itself as the victim when it is criticised and care more about protecting itself than investigating accusations, noting that Mays had pleaded guilty to assaulting Crenshaw yet retained his job at Hillsong. Brian Houston subsequently posted a Twitter message questioning Crenshaw's version of events and also gave an interview with Eternity magazine portraying the church as the victim of allegations.[179]
Hillsong criticised the 60 Minutes report, saying it was "factually wrong, sensationalised, unbalanced and highly unethical". Hillsong stated that it had investigated both incidents and reported the assault on Crenshaw to police in May 2019. It defended its decision to retain Mays on the grounds that the magistrate had described the offence as "low-level", that Mays had expressed remorse for his actions, and that Crenshaw's account was contradicted by other witnesses. It also claimed that "Katherine" had been unwilling to provide details about the date and perpetrator of the alleged rape, and was unwilling to take the matter to the police.[176][177][178] Nine News journalist Tom Steinfort criticised Hillsong's response as "tone-deaf" and accused the church leadership of victim blaming.[179]
COVID-19 rule breaches
In January 2022, during the
Resignations of senior pastors
In March 2022, Brian Houston resigned his position as global senior pastor after an internal investigation into his misconduct began. It was reported that in both 2013 and 2019 he had engaged in inappropriate behaviour with women connected to the church.[25][26][27]
Hillsong Dallas pastor Reed Bogard resigned in January 2021, two weeks before an internal investigation found that he had been accused of raping a female junior colleague while serving at Hillsong New York City. According to the report, the married Bogard had been having an affair with the colleague between 2013 and 2014, and Hillsong Australia had been aware of the affair in the second half of 2014 but had declined to take action. Hillsong paused the Dallas campus in April 2021 following Bogard's resignation.[183]
On 24 March 2022, Sam Collier, the lead pastor of Hillsong Atlanta, established less than a year earlier, resigned, citing the ongoing scandals and allegations towards senior figures in Hillsong church. Collier was the first African-American pastor to lead a Hillsong church. He announced plans to establish his own church.[184]
In late March 2022, Hillsong Phoenix lead pastor, Terry Crist, announced that his church would be leaving the Hillsong global network, citing a loss of confidence in Hillsong's Global Board leadership in the wake of the resignation of founder Houston.[185]
As of 6 April 2022[update], nine Hillsong branches in the US had separated from the church since the revelations about Houston.[17]
On 10 May 2023, Houston's daughter Laura Toggs and her husband Peter Toganivalu, founders and global pastors of youth ministry group Hillsong Young & Free, announced to the church that they were leaving Hillsong, citing that they were called by God elsewhere.[186]
Property acquisition
An investigative report on ABC TV's
Criticism by Hillsong leadership
On 19 March 2022, John Mays, head of people and development in the church, wrote a letter to the global leadership recommending that the Houstons should be dismissed from the church, saying that they had contributed to "many unhealthy people practices... over many years". He alleged that Brian Houston had a "strong, immovable, leadership disposition together with a distinct lack of personal accountability", and that Bobbie was not a victim, but also shared the responsibility of maintaining accountability. He said that the motive behind his letter was "to support Hillsong employees" rather than personal malice, and that he joined in celebrating aspects of the Houstons' legacy.[187]
See also
- C3 Church Global
- Transformational Christianity – Modern evangelical movement
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In Hillsong Emerge's budget for the successful grant, $103,584 would go to the project co-ordinator's salary, $20,715 to the project co-ordinator's 'on-costs', $46,800 to 'contract management, supervision and support', $31,200 to 'administration, reception, book-keeping', $8000 to 'evaluation', and $7800 to 'IT-communications'. That accounts for more than half the grant, and the largest single allocation for actual activities is for 'sporting-recreational events' at $18,000 ... The [Hillsong] budget also lists co-funding, including $28,800 from the Riverstone Aboriginal community. Not only does RACA say it never made such a commitment, it says the concept is absurd. 'We were to have contributed at least $200 per week and we have no money,' RACA's deputy chairman Chris McBride says.
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Further reading
- Blaine, Lech (May 2020). "Hillsong's strange tides". The Monthly.
- Hardy, Elle (18 March 2020). "The House That Brian Built: Inside The Global Empire That Is Hillsong". GQ.
- Hardy, Elle (2 October 2021). "In reckoning with its demons, Hillsong will be forced to move away from what made it powerful". The Guardian.