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Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed

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  • 2022
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Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed (2022)
Features several ex-members of the church who share harrowing allegations of the trauma, abuse, homophobia and financial and labor exploitation that created a culture of chaos at Hillsong.
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Features several ex-members of the church who share harrowing allegations of the trauma, abuse, homophobia and financial and labor exploitation that created a culture of chaos at Hillsong.Features several ex-members of the church who share harrowing allegations of the trauma, abuse, homophobia and financial and labor exploitation that created a culture of chaos at Hillsong.Features several ex-members of the church who share harrowing allegations of the trauma, abuse, homophobia and financial and labor exploitation that created a culture of chaos at Hillsong.

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    • Troy Dillinger
    • Devin Halliwell
    • Michael G. Gabel
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      • Troy Dillinger
      • Devin Halliwell
      • Michael G. Gabel
    • 38User reviews
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    Troy Dillinger
    Troy Dillinger
    • Brian Houston
    • 2022
    Devin Halliwell
    Devin Halliwell
    • Musical Judge
    • 2022
    Michael G. Gabel
    Michael G. Gabel
    • Carl Lentz
    • 2022
    Marie Finch
    Marie Finch
    • Bobbie Houston
    • 2022
    Tanya Levin
    Tanya Levin
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    • 2022
    Kelsey McKinney
    Kelsey McKinney
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    • 2022
    Ben Kirby
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    • 2022
    Brett Sengstock
    Brett Sengstock
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    • 2022
    Thomas VanDamme
    • Church goer…
    • 2022
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    • Worship Team Guitarist; Congregant
    • 2022
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    5varodisimona

    Where's the rest of it?

    It feels incomplete. No info about how much money Carl, Brian or the church made. Is it exempt from taxes, if so, how did they manage and go about with the IRS? Nothing about Bonnie, Brian's wife or Carl's wife, how did these two profit from the church? Apparently Bonnie was preaching. Where is Carl these days, where did he end up and with what fortune? It's not very in depth. They idea was good, the beginning was promising and then it just felt like it lacked in information. It needed more.
    10hanna-inman

    This isn't a story just about Hillsong...

    It's also a story about most mega churches and churches who strive to be mega themselves. I've been a part of two different ones in the past 15 years and it's the same story as far as the money and notoriety, the covering up of misdoings, etc.

    I thought the story was well told, including different perspectives from real people at different locations. It shows how the culture from the "top" is inoculated in all of the other branches regardless of geography.

    I also have to add that the music from Hillsong has really touched so many people around the world, myself included. I still listen to them from time to time and I'm grateful for it. That part of the doc didn't really affect me so much, though I can see how it would bother people. I don't have a problem with churches finding avenues to increase income when they're actually doing good work to help the less fortunate people in the world. Unfortunately, many times, this just isn't the case.

    When a church is more concerned with how their "campus" looks than how their city looks, that's where the problem is. When the church people begin to worship their pastor and leadership, this is also a problem. That's what has happened with Hillsong and so many other large churches. It's nauseating and infuriating.
    4curlyclub

    Good in parts but a missed opportunity.

    This documentary did a good job on the exploration of cases of sexual misconduct, sexual abuse and the subsequent appalling behaviour by the church. However there were hours of minor complaints and whining for reasons often never properly explained. I would have liked to see in-depth reporting on the mechanics of how the whole thing operates, the churches prosperity preaching techniques and how they extract $$$ from their parishioners among other things.
    4editing_budgie

    Typical Discovery garbage

    Why make a 30 minute doc, when you can make 180 minutes of sloppy repetitive crap, and layer it with tropey sound effects?? Said the Discovery Execs

    This is just crap. The story editor and picture editor should find new careers.
    7RandyFoxglove

    Should have been a single episode

    The first episode was powerful, especially the focus on how worship music is designed to provoke an emotional response that congregations interpret as divine (especially as a former worship leader). Afterwards, it felt so drawn out and had a few cringey interviews with petty arguments. Very frustrating to watch the majority of people escape this cult yet still cling to Christianity...

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