What is Hillsong Church and why is it popular with celebrities? Hillsong’s roots are traced back to New Zealand, where Frank Houston began his ministry. However, Houston’s son Brian took his father’s ...

(RNS) — A new study looked at how worship leaders pick music for services — at a time when a handful of megachurches dominate the market. (RNS) — For the past decade, a handful of megachurches have ...

How groups like Hillsong learned to let go of the literal in favor of creative collaboration. The refrain “He is for you” doesn’t translate neatly into Spanish. In the English version of Elevation ...

Carl Lentz was fired from Hillsong Church this month because of "moral failures," said Brian Houston, the founding pastor. All about the celebrity flocked Hillsong Church, which has counted Justin and ...

A place of worship is supposed to be a safe and wholesome space, but what happens when greed and deception take over? Hillsong Church has been the go-to for many of Hollywood's elite after its start ...

Is the era of the “hypepriest” over? The ouster of pastor-turned-celebrity Carl Lentz of Hillsong NYC, the controversy and legal troubles swirling around Hillsong founder Brian Houston and a recent ...

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, May 9. I’m Justin Ray. The past few weeks have been brutal for Hillsong Church, one of the most influential Pentecostal ...