![]() ![]() The press office also declined to say whether Mr. ![]() Houston would receive a severance package or any future financial compensation from the church. Houston’s resignation came as “a tremendous surprise to many members of our community.” The church press office did not respond to questions about whether Mr. ![]() Phil Dooley, the church’s interim global leader, responded to some questions in an email through the church press office. He could not be immediately reached for comment. Houston has not publicly commented on his resignation. The church has blamed medication and alcohol for Mr. In a statement to The New York Times, the press office for the church said there have been no other complaints about Mr. Houston sent “inappropriate text messages” to one staff member, and that several years later he spent time alone in a hotel room with a woman who attended the church’s annual conference in Sydney. The church’s investigation found that Mr. The current upheaval at the church “is a very big deal and will have ramifications not just for Hillsong, but for contemporary evangelism around the world,” he said. “I can’t think of a church in the English-speaking Western world with as broad a global reach as Hillsong,” said Ed Stetzer, the executive director of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center in Illinois. The departures are partly the fallout from a series of crises - most recently the sudden resignation of its charismatic founder - that have left the church with a tarnished reputation and instability that pastors say they found increasingly difficult to endure. locations are in the Northeast and in California, meaning Hillsong no longer has a major presence between the coasts. star Kevin Durant attended services one of the church’s worship bands won a Grammy Award and the church produced soaring anthems that became staples in smaller churches that imitated its sounds, style, and Instagram-friendly aesthetic. Hillsong translated the charismatic church experience, which emphasizes miracles and personal encounters with the Holy Spirit, for a hip, upscale audience. Just a few years ago, Hillsong was the leading edge of cool Christianity, a quickly expanding network that appealed to young people and city dwellers with energetic, stylish preachers and an upbeat atmosphere. ![]()
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