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Stephen Carl Lentz (born November 6, 1978 [1]) is an American podcaster [2] and former pastor who was also a spiritual advisor to celebrities such as Justin Bieber. [3] He was the lead pastor of Hillsong NYC until November 4, 2020, when he was fired by Hillsong Global Pastor Brian Houston for "leadership issues and breaches of trust, plus a recent revelation of moral failures."
The church was thrown into the spotlight with the November 2020 firing of former pastor Carl Lentz relating to infidelity and other areas of misconduct. [4] The annual Hillsong Conferences was held for the first time in New York in 2013, and annually since, [5] using Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with a seating capacity of 17,000.
Hillsong Church, commonly known as Hillsong, is a charismatic Christian megachurch and a Christian association of churches based in Australia. The original church was established in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, as Hills Christian Life Centre by Brian Houston and his wife, Bobbie Houston, in 1983.
Joel Timothy Houston (born 19 September 1979) is an Australian musician, songwriter, pastor, and leader in the Sydney-based band Hillsong United, a worship band of Hillsong Church. He was co-pastor at Hillsong NYC between 2010 and 2017. [1] He is the head of the Christian worship band Hillsong United, for which he sings, plays guitar, and ...
Originally he was a guitar player for Hillsong United and soon became United's Worship Leader after Reuben Morgan & Marty Sampson joined the main Hillsong Band. [1] Joel currently serves as Hillsong's Creative Director and was the Co-Lead Pastor of Hillsong New York City when it opened in October 2010. [citation needed]
The episode also covers the establishment of Hillsong's record label Hillsong Music as a vehicle for church growth and revenue generation, leading to the establishment of numerous satellite churches across Australia during the 1990s and 2000s. As Hillsong expands, it diversifies into other ventures including concert, music, a leadership college ...
However, following Hillsong Church's internal investigation over the alleged inappropriate behavior against women by co-founder Brian Houston, and his subsequent resignation as the church's senior global pastor in March 2022, [9] [10] TBN began rebranding its linear Hillsong Channel operations outside the US as TBN Inspire as well beginning ...
Hillsong Worship (formerly Hillsong Live) is a praise and worship collective from Sydney, Australia. They started making music in 1983 at Hillsong Church . Fifteen of their songs have appeared on the Billboard magazine charts in the US, with " What a Beautiful Name " (2016) representing their greatest success, reaching platinum in the US.