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Evangelicalism ·

Carl Lentz Announces New Podcast, Ending Speculation About What’s Next

By Julie Roys·
May 31, 2024 7:00 am·

Carl Lentz tonight posted a video on Instagram, announcing he’s launching a new podcast, ending two days of speculation that he may be returning to…

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Abuse ·

Abuse Victim Rejects Hillsong Settlement Over NDA

By Josh Shepherd·
May 6, 2024 4:15 pm·

A woman who was sexually abused by a Hillsong worship leader has refused to sign a settlement offer by the Australian megachurch because it included…

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Sexual Harassment/Abuse ·

Brian Houston Acquitted of Covering Up Father’s Sex Abuse

By Roxanne Stone·
August 17, 2023 8:38 am·

An Australian court found Brian Houston, co-founder and former head pastor of the Hillsong megachurch and media empire, not guilty for concealing his father’s sexual…

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Church Issues ·

Opinion: Hillsong Was Extraordinary. That’s The Problem.

By Amy Julia Becker·
June 5, 2023 12:50 pm·

The first two episodes of the recent FX documentary, “The Secrets of Hillsong,” detail the downfall of the church in New York City and around…

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Abuse ·

Carl Lentz Denies Sexual Misconduct with Church Member was Abuse in New Docuseries; Says He was Abused as Child

By Josh Shepherd·
May 16, 2023 7:06 pm·

Despite prior admissions that he engaged in “manipulated intimacy” with a church member and employee, disgraced former Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz strongly denies his…

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Church Issues ·

Brian Houston’s Daughter & Son-in-Law Resign as Hillsong Pastors

By Josh Shepherd·
May 11, 2023 4:45 pm·

In an ongoing shakeup at embattled Hillsong Church, Peter and Laura Toganivalu, the daughter and son-in-law of Hillsong founders Brian and Bobbie Houston, have announced…

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evangelical industrial complex ·

Analysis: ARC Pastors Enriched Through Hillsong ‘Celebrity Preacher’s Scam’

By Julie Roys·
April 26, 2023 6:52 pm·

Recent Hillsong whistleblower documents show that Hillsong’s alleged “celebrity preacher’s scam” didn’t just enrich Brian Houston, founder of the global megachurch, with hefty speaking honorariums.…

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Evangelicalism ·

Analysis: Top 10 Churches That Participated in Hillsong Family’s ‘Celebrity Preacher’s Scam’

By Julie Roys·
April 6, 2023 6:30 pm·

Hillsong Church operated a lucrative speaker’s circuit, or “celebrity preacher’s scam,” that netted as much as a million dollars in extra income for high-profile preachers,…

43 comments·

Evangelicalism ·

Disgraced Former Hillsong Pastor Carl Lentz Joins Transformation Church in Tulsa

By Roxanne Stone·
March 28, 2023 11:56 am·

Carl Lentz, the ousted pastor of Hillsong New York City, has landed on staff at Transformation Church, a predominantly Black, nondenominational megachurch in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that…

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Carl Lentz Announces New Podcast, Ending Speculation About What’s Next

Abuse Victim Rejects Hillsong Settlement Over NDA

Brian Houston Acquitted of Covering Up Father’s Sex Abuse

Opinion: Hillsong Was Extraordinary. That’s The Problem.

Carl Lentz Denies Sexual Misconduct with Church Member was Abuse in New Docuseries; Says He was Abused as Child

Brian Houston’s Daughter & Son-in-Law Resign as Hillsong Pastors

Analysis: Top 10 Churches That Participated in Hillsong Family’s ‘Celebrity Preacher’s Scam’

Disgraced Former Hillsong Pastor Carl Lentz Joins Transformation Church in Tulsa

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JOIN US MAY 20-21 FOR RESTORE CONFERENCE

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June 9-10, 2023 | Elgin, IL

MaryDeMuth

ScotMcKnight

NaghmehPanahi

Reporting the Truth. Restoring the Church.

Carl Lentz Announces New Podcast, Ending Speculation About What’s Next

Abuse Victim Rejects Hillsong Settlement Over NDA

Brian Houston Acquitted of Covering Up Father’s Sex Abuse

Opinion: Hillsong Was Extraordinary. That’s The Problem.

Carl Lentz Denies Sexual Misconduct with Church Member was Abuse in New Docuseries; Says He was Abused as Child

Brian Houston’s Daughter & Son-in-Law Resign as Hillsong Pastors

Analysis: ARC Pastors Enriched Through Hillsong ‘Celebrity Preacher’s Scam’

Analysis: Top 10 Churches That Participated in Hillsong Family’s ‘Celebrity Preacher’s Scam’

Disgraced Former Hillsong Pastor Carl Lentz Joins Transformation Church in Tulsa

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