"Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston will plead not guilty to illegally concealing alleged child abuse by his father, his lawyer told a court on Tuesday." - RNS
"The season the pastor is referring to is the charges brought against him by New South Wales (NSW) Police Force for allegedly concealing child sex offenses ....The investigation uncovered that Brian knew of his father’s abuse in 1999 and failed to report it to authorities." - C.Leaders
“Theology matters,” Morgan writes. “I can’t even stress that enough. It matters if a song is weak in theology and is not accurately displaying the Holiness of our God. It matters if churches are spreading a prosperity Gospel that is different from the Gospel found in Scripture." - C.Leaders
"A legal representative for the Lentz family told Religion News Service that they 'vehemently deny the allegations and, in addition to that, have irrefutable proof the events did not happen as they are being described.'" - C.Post
RNS: Sex abuse allegations by Carl Lentz’s former nanny put spotlight on Hillsong culture
"Citing the denomination’s rapid growth and a desire to make way for younger leadership and a more effective organizational structure, Hillsong Church Global Senior Pastor Brian Houston announced Sunday that he and his wife, Bobbie, have decided to transition away from their leadership role." - C.Post
Brian Houston: "“We are particularly grieved that, in many cases, inaccurate accounts in these stories have been reported as if they are true. Hillsong Church strongly refutes that our culture casually allows for such gross misuse of church funds." - CPost
"Grace City Church, a fast-growing Hillsong Family church in Lakeland, Florida... announced that it would ask members to wear masks after the church’s husband and wife team of lead pastors revealed they had been infected with the new coronavirus." - CPost
"Marty Sampson, the worship music writer who recently revealed he is 'genuinely losing' his faith, clarified that while he hasn’t 'renounced' his Christianity, it’s nevertheless on 'incredibly shaky ground.'" - Christian Post
