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A string of scandals have prompted huge modifications at Hillsong.
At an replace assembly, it was revealed that the Global Board of the Sydney-based church is being overhauled.
Four former board members have transitioned out. They are Hillsong General Manager George Aghajanian, Hillsong UK chief Gary Clarke, property growth firm Hillscorp Executive Director Phillip Denton and Gloria Jean’s Coffee Chairman Nabi Saleh.
Two further departures from the board are International Ministry Director Darren Kitto and Benjamin Houston, son of founding pastor Brian Houston, who resigned earlier this 12 months following accusations of indiscretions. Kitto and Houston each resigned from the board.
The remaining Global Board members are Tolu Badders, Hillsong NYC’s chief working officer and government pastor, Sibo Nxumalo of Hillsong Africa, Russell Dacre of Hillsong UK and deputy board chair, Hillsong Interim Global Senior Pastor Phil Dooley and Hillsong Chairman Stephen Crouch.
Brian Houston beforehand acted as each chairman of the board and world senior pastor however the determination was made to nominate completely different folks to every position to enhance governance and accountability.
During the assembly, plans had been additionally introduced to make the board extra gender numerous, with 40 per cent of the members to be girls. Badders is presently the one feminine on the board.
Hillsong has been working with Australian administration consultants Insync within the wake of the scandals that first began unravelling in November 2020 with the firing of Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz over adultery, “management points” and “breaches of belief”.
The world church has since been grappling with accusations of monetary mismanagement, lavish spending, rape, sexual misconduct, and a tradition of pandering to celebrities.
Commenting on the assembly, Dooley, who has been interim Global Senior Pastor since Brian Houston’s resignation in March, mentioned, “We are working laborious to set a course for the longer term that ensures our buildings are accountable, clear, and honouring to God.
“Anything much less has the potential to hinder our major focus, which is to be a neighborhood of believers centered on the life-changing energy of Jesus, pushed to convey hope to the world round us.
“Last night time was about oversight and church construction, that are necessary points, however we should do not forget that this stuff matter within the context of our final focus – serving Jesus and dwelling for Him.”
