Hillsong with everything conference 2009
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When our motives are wrong our ministry is wrong and the consequences are tragic for us, for those who follow us and for the whole church. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him – 1 John 2:15.Īmbition and Success are the new golden calf.įew things taint our goodness like covetousness a desire to be popular, and the ecstatic feeling that comes when we exercise power over the people who give us their idolatrous adoration. They are two separate callings.” 5īy love for the world, we make ourselves an enemy of the cross:ĭo not love the world or the things in the world.
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Edwin Orr pointed out that “seldom does God call one who ministers the Word to the ministry of money making. It has been offered the kingdoms of this world, and yet instead of denying the flesh, it has embraced the path of least resistance, and in so doing, has denied the cross, and the One who bought us. The Church has taken its cue from Wall Street. There is no New Testament precedent for this model and certainly not for its duplication. Hillsong is run as a Corporation not a church in its operation. With every guest appearance, Brian Houston became more like an Amway Diamond, than a pastor. For those who couldn’t get enough of their Hillsong idols they could now have them visit here in Queensland. All the rich and famous were given a slot, and place of honour.
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Why spend the money?Īs part of the takeover we had the celebrity gala feast this one, and that one, from Hillsong Sydney visiting to give their counsel, and ideas. Yet within days of the signs, and the optic fibre going in the carpark, the auditorium was repainted to the colour of the other Hillsong churches. For example – there was a fairly new coat of paint on the “church” walls from previous renovations, painted to a modern grey. We were no longer just affiliated with strong ties to Hillsong, we became Hillsong!įrom day one everything had to change, and it did.
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Such coercion from a “church” viz Hillsong, which is a juggernaut financially, with a turnover of of $50 million plus a year 4 is neither godly nor, in my opinion, acceptable. We even had a special “Money Preacher” to encourage and remind us of the need to tithe and give generously. We were presented with a spokesman for this, and a spokesman for that. Without a moment to breathe, the leadership from Sydney suddenly arrived putting their stamp on this new way to “do church”. The Church is now market driven under the guise of being – “purpose driven”.
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Once the decision was made, GCCC became an instant “franchise” of Hillsong. There had been more spin over the pulpit in God’s name, during these months, than found in your average Colgate commercial. I have since learned this is a technique used by the business world to manage change. Any questions raised were screened and well managed. The information was always presented in a positive light, with little opportunity to question, or linger on doubts. There had been only one side of the story told. GCCC members were simply presented with one leadership appointment, and asked to vote. Members and adherents of GCCC weren’t given any opportunity to make any suggestions, nor was there any open discussion of leadership alternatives. 3Īnother question that begs an answer is, “Why did the elders and board members of GCCC unanimously endorse the “takeover” by Hillsong and Brian Houston as senior pastor without investigating Hillsong for themselves?” On the day of the members’ vote, a number of the elders stood on stage and testified that they had never ventured south to attend even one Hillsong conference in Sydney, yet they were backing this change all the way! So called “campus pastor” Steve Dixon according to a report in the Courier Mail was at the time unsure how long he would remain part of the pastoral team. This begs the questions, “How long had the board been thinking of changing the leadership?” And who contacted whom? Did Brian Houston contact GCCC, or did the current assistant pastor Steve Dixon (SD) pick up the phone and raise the matter with Hillsong?īrian Houston became Brisbane’s senior pastor under the guidance, leadership and affirmation of assistant pastor SD and the board of GCCC. 1īy his own confession Bruce was told to resign. It was a great surprise to me, and to many others, that there was about to be a take- over by Hillsong.Īfter his return from 3 months leave, Bruce Hills was told by the board of GCCC in November 2008, that they wanted a pastor who was more of a CEO to run the church. I was an active member of Garden City Christian Church (GCCC) for 9 years from March 2001 to October 2009, under the leadership of Bruce Hills, pastor.