Leaving Hillsong

One Roberta Houston, AKA Bobbie or Mother Dove (official cult name) is the next character #leavinghillsong. And it looks like she did not go peacefully in the night.  Brian had a tantrum online about it, just about 8 o'clink, and then the Board, whoever the heck they even are, wrote a thinly veiled swipe back and Grace and I couldn't resist.  So set your hair in curlers, and get ready to hang over...

There's been a lot of changes behind the Board Room doors at Hillsong.  Our Chief Source, Saucey/BBQ Sauce/theSauce walks us through what the moves the board have made, who's who in this zoo and who's zooming who?  Where are the elders, who's behind the changes and what does it all mean?  Tonight we're in the board room.  Hillsong has been playing Monopoly for way too long.  Who's the little dog?...

In this bonus episode, Grace and I have a look at a detailed statement from a former Hillsong pastor in Norway and a letter from Brian@hillsong.com  that says sorry, almost,..  Come chat!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The week ending 27 March 2022 concluded with the 3rd resignation of a pastor. The 7 days prior had seen a board member, and at least 2 pastors resign.. most notably the Big Eagle himself as he used to be affectionately known, Brian Houston ...    Join 'Grace' a former member of ten years of Hillsong who is working on a Masters in Social work and me to look at the statements from Hillsong and what...

On March 10 2022 I was arrested after attending a court mention of Brian Houston's By the following week everything at Hillsong had changed.    Join us as we discuss what Brian did next or last or didn't do, my 2nd arrest connected with Hillsong, and what might happen next or not. We go over the Global Board's letter of response.  And we have a lot of questions. Special guest: Rev Michael Bones mu...

Recorded on 20 March 2022 following the initial public revelations about Brian Houston's misconduct, I decided to do a reading from my book, People in Glass Houses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Brian Houston #leavinghillsong?  What does it mean that he 'stepped aside' or was it 'down'?  Now what?  Join me and my very clever colleague and source  for this fantastic discussion about how Brian C Houston came to be in the Assemblies of God movement, why he's left, and what his life will be like after... We also discus what the organisation looks like and well, who's the boss?  DON'T MISS...

Happy Holidays! In this gift for you, we discuss what happens when, after leaving Hillsong, Noemi asks some queer questions and asks for straight answers from the Men Who Said They Knew About God.  Then we talk about why and how Carl Lentz was fired and the impact that had on his immediate followers... We also talk about resilience and what got Noemi through.    Don't miss this episode for controv...

Hillsong says 'Everybody's Welcome'.  But for years the question has dragged on in celeb and mainstream media: Is everybody welcome in the same way?  How are members of the LGBT community treated? The pink dollars are welcome but what about the humans behind them?  Noemi Uribe shares her experiences of asking these questions to her pastors and leaders in Boston as part of the East Coast 'campus' o...

Noemi had grown up as a pastor's kid in Mexico and was involved in church planting with her family. After returning to the US for her education continued her Pentecostal faith. She was eventually invited to a Hillsong Church plant, later, not knowing it would become infamous not too long after. In Part 1, Noemi shares a fascinating history of life as a Pentecostal in Mexico and the transition into...

"Reverend" Bones is an indie musician, songwriter and singer based in Canberra. He's a passionate climate change activist and a law graduate, working long hours when he's not playing with the Exvangelicals.  It's a very different life for this 30-something than ten years ago when he first ventured out of his hometown, into the city,  and the study of philosophy and law at university.  Michael, as...

Yolandi Bosch is one of the handful of people who have ever spoken out in print against Hillsong's practices and ethics.  She has featured in the New York Post, Business Insider, Vanity Fair, and is rumoured to be have been interviewed for an upcoming Hollywood special.  But at what cost? Did Hillsong sue? Will they sue?  Is speaking up and 'doing the right thing' really worth it in the real world...

Given that 90% of Hillsong College students in Australia are international, it's kinda important to know how those students are treated and what the actual education is like.  Yolandi Bosch found out when after saving up, she applied to Hillsong College to further her skills and her relationship with God.  What she found was she had paid to be part of an entertainment machine, where students were...

Lisa found spiritual homes in the AoG/Hillsong network for 14 years, for her, her husband, and family of 5... or so she thought. And while she had questions over the years, things that didn't seem right, it wasn't until a major issue during a major rebranding was treated like a minor thing that Lisa and her family fled. And then experienced the results of their hard work. Join Lisa and me for a ch...

Megan was 17 when she moved to the big city and started attending a big church that soon became Life in name and for her. But after guaranteeing her medical welfare during a crisis to staff, everything changed when Megan got back to church and college. And then there's the old Hillsong link. Join us for a chat about Life, the Hillsong Universe and everything Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Shaun Nemorin is a therapist, mental health researcher and a leader in the torture and trauma field. He holds a Bachelor of Psychology and a Masters of Social Work and has 20 years’ experience working with people with a refugee experience, 10 of those spent in humanitarian contexts and emergencies with the United Nations. But as a younger man he witnessed and experienced first hand abusive hazing...

Shaun Nemorin is a narrative therapist, a former UNHCR staffer, with a Masters in Social Work, specialising in trauma.  But before that, he was a boy looking for community in connection in a place he now calls The Institution. Join us for this conversation and settle in for an overdose of insight, expertise, and lived experience.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Part 2, Fiona leaves the revival centre movement and goes out into the big, not so bad world.  This episode looks briefly at the domestic violence model and leaving a pentecostal church, so please be prepared.  And Fiona also walks us through how she took social action and was successful! keeping kids in schools safer from the Pentecostal Agenda It's a great listen, so please do join us! Hosted...

This week we hear from Fiona about a church not unlike Hillsong, but not Hillsong. Fiona grew up in Melbourne in several pentecostal churches including the Christian Revival Centres.  The experiences had a profound impact on her life as she rose through the ranks to pastor and leader and she discusses those times and what it was like to come out as gay in a place with a pentecostal agenda.  Please...

When disgraced pastor Frank Houston left the Hillsong off shoot church he'd been sent to, Nathan Zamprogno did soon after, too.  But not before he'd seen the harsh reality of where church and state collided. Nathan shares his story of leaving Hillsong and how a political party that was supposed to have nothing to do with the church, made its influence very clear.  Join us for Part 2 of a Bald - fa...

Nathan Zamprogno was a devoted member of a church that was a Hillsong offshoot, about half an hour's drive away.  He discusses the impact those years of devotion had on him before he ended up #leavinghillsong.  But before he had, he was witness to a visiting pastor who appeared to stay. His name was Frank Houston, and it seemed strange he should be in such a small town so far away from the public...

Emily discusses the 'trail of destruction' that Bobbie Houston left behind and what the global pastor's words have meant to her. She tells us about the tools she found to rescue herself from Religious Trauma Syndrome and how she found a peaceful life that she loves living. So please join us to find out if Emily got a favourite colour and how she fought her way back after #leavinghillsong Hosted on...

Emily grew up in a Christian home singing the songs of Hillsong in church. When she got the chance to actually be in the  band after moving to London, she jumped at it.  Over time, Emily realised things were changing. She talks to us about those changes, including the effects of Religious Trauma Syndrome in this episode.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jo tells us her happy ending with Ben and the baby/s 🙂 and explains what life was like working every day for a church of 800 people in a volunteer musician role.  A very informative episode about a woman's experience in the music world as a worship leader for a church plant of Hillsong's   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jo felt like an outsider at school and gladly welcomed her friend's invitation to go to a youth group at a local church. The church happened to be one of the satellite offshoots 'planted' by Pastor Frank Houston of Hillsong (nee Sydney Christian Life Centre) and pastored by none other than Carl Lentz's future father-in-law, and old pal of Brian Houston's, Kevin Brett.  Soon, Jo met Ben and fell in...