9/25/2023 0 Comments Fall of hillsong pastor![]() ![]() STONE: Well, a lot of it has happened so quickly, in the last few weeks even, that I think they're reeling. How has the leadership there reacted to all these branches disaffiliating? branches, as we said, started leaving Hillsong. And that really seems like the sort of first domino in the U.S.ĬHANG: Yeah. Certainly, it seems like the most recent scandals and the U.S.-based sort of implosion really started a little over 18 months ago when the celebrity pastor of Hillsong New York City, Carl Lentz, was fired for an extramarital affair. So some might point all the way back to that. And, you know, his father helped him start that church. Brian Houston, who began the church in Australia, he's accused now by Australia of covering up his father's sexual abuse of a minor. Certainly, some would say that this has been baked in from the very beginning, particularly the idea of cover-ups. STONE: Well, I suppose it depends on who you asked and how far back you went. So just to start, like, what exactly caused this enormous collapse of Hillsong? Thanks so much for having me.ĬHANG: Well, thank you for being here. Roxanne Stone is managing editor of Religion News Service, and she is here to explain. campuses to disaffiliate, all within weeks. But recent sexual misconduct scandals and a new Discovery+ documentary series have led its founder and global leader to resign and over half its U.S. It had a Grammy-winning worship band, Justin Bieber went, among other celebrities. Hillsong was seemingly out to make evangelical Christianity cool. ![]() ![]() Hillsong Church was once the face of what's called Charismatic Christianity or, less kindly, it was also known as a hipster megachurch. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |