Leaving Hillsong

Trials and Tribulations - R.v Brian Charles Houston

Why is Hillsong's Brian Houston going to court?  What is this case about? Why do Australian lawyers wear wigs and who the heck is 'R'?  What's a Royal Commission?  Councillor Nathan Zamprogno joins me, Tanya Levin, to discuss the court case that will start in Sydney's local court on December 2, 2022,  We are not here to speculate or opine, merely to outline the processes that have taken place leading to this court appearance.  So join us, in the pursuit of the understanding of how criminal justice might work in the land Down Under in the Evangelical Trial of the Century.   Producer: Kimberly Robinson  

Forgiveness Is An Inside Job - Case Notes ep 3

How do you deal with the trauma a narcissist inflicts?  How do you recover from abuse that you were taught was love?  How do you stop blaming yourself for what you loved and believed in to be true?  Whether you were in Hillsong, a regular cult, a domestic violence relationship, or the subject of any trauma, especially where your boundaries were violated and your good faith exploited, THIS POD is for YOU.  Tiffany Wylder has a background in psychology and trauma recovery and she talks with us about how to face the unbearable betrayal of being exploited in the name of love... or god... or well, anything.  We were schooled by James on Narcissism and NPD from a medical model POV and now we're going to hear about the results of their damage... the trauma.. and the way out to finding yourself...  Tiffany is wise and strong and unable to be judgey... yet she's related to me!!    Please don't miss this. She changed my life by teaching me how to change it myself... and it's a gift that never stops giving.  Pull up a sofa and settle in for a fresh take on trauma, love, and forgiveness...  COME CHAT!!   Producer: Kimberly Robinson 

Into the Fire

10th grade Kat went to a play at a church that changed her life. Fearing the fires of hell that were threatened that night, she focussed on avoiding its clutches at the AoG church in Mildura, Victoria just on the banks of the river.  Kat sacrificed everything she could and threw the rest into the fire, but it wasn't enough for God or for the church, and eventually, for Kat.  Join us as we go to a small country town where once everything had been burned, Kat had to start again.  Come join this refreshing and difficult conversation tonight! Producer: Kimberly Robinson

An Affable Dag - Case Notes Episode 2

Narcissism. Narcissistic Personality Disorder.  What is it? How can you spot it... and what can you do about it?  In this fascinating discussion with James, our resident Mental Health Clinician with 30+ years experience in the field working in psychiatric fields and  facilities, we discuss what the medical model is regarding NPD and narcissistic behaviour.  This is episode 2 of #casenotes which is #leavinghillsong 's #mentalhealth department.  There are #somany discussions to be had, so this is the start of the Narcissism #iceberg.. and it's a slippery slope from grandiosity to megachurch pastor! So PLEASE join us for this special episode as we explore what the doctors think about narcissists and how to manage them...  SPOILER ALERT .. YOU CAN'T!!!!!  COME CHAT!!  Producer: Kimberly Robinson

There’s No Honeymoon in Hillsongland Part 2

Grace and I pick up where Part 1 left off and move into the realm of salacious discussion and juicy commentary on the likes of Brian H. Carl Lentz and what we think on all that.  Grace is on fire so don't miss her ideas and thoughts as she brings back the freshest opinions from the inside out...  Come chat with us about married and unmarried life... in leadership and the front rows... in Part 2 of this special chat. Let's talk!   Producer : Kimberly Robinson :)

There’s No Honeymoon at Hillsong Part 1

Grace is back ! Our semi reg cohost joins me for a late night chat about deconstruction, adjusting to life in the outside world... marriage.. family.. and what the hell has she been told?  Only out of Hillsong culture for 2 years, Grace shares her insights fresh from the hothouse and out in the sun! We had a lot of fun with this and hope you will too. Come chat!\ Producer: Kimberly Robinson

Lindsay Duncan - A Bit Tricky to Deal With

Lindsay Duncan is a faithful listener of the Leaving Hillsong pod and he has recently published his second book, Becoming Ben - From God to Gay. He sat down with me to talk about writing this time, how he creates his fiction, and why oh why he put himself through it! Lindsay is a psychologist with over 30 years' experience and he also shares his lived experience in the pentecostal movement including coming face to face with Frank Houston in the late 60's at a youth camp.  This is a warm and wise conversation with a warm and wise man.  These are some great pearls being dropped here so join us please and settle in for some old time charismatic history and what changed... come chat!   Producer : Kimberly Robinson  

A Bit of a Tyrant Part 2

Dave started up as a youth pastor, but as he tell us, "everything great they said would happen DID happen... after I left.." But it wasn't an easy path and Dave had to find his way out of a psychiatric maze of medication and diagnoses... and on the path to his own happiness along with his wife.  In Part 2 we discuss Dave's regrets about the role he played in driving the Vision of Hillsong and the orders he followed and gave... It's such an urgent and important conversation as so many people have these lingering worries about what was done to them but what they allowed, or saw, or perpetuated. In the name of God.  Pull up your beanbag and let's spill the beans on Leaving Hillsong when you cringe looking back!  Let's talk!   Producer : Kimberly Robinson 

A Bit of a Tyrant

How much of the damage done at Hillsong is the fault of the every day person? Of the leaders? Of the people up top?  We start opening the dynamics of this power and how abusive systems perpetuate by talking with Dave who spent 13 years following his 9th grade conversion experience dedicated to making the world a better place for God with his youth group.  Looking back though, he worries about the influence he had as he rose up in the leadership ranks and we talk about how that happened and what to make of it.  Join us for this important discussion about a happy kid who wanted to hang out with his friends and use his energetic, fun loving personality to bring about change for humanity and wound up thinking it had all disappeared... Producer : Kimberly Robinson

Tom Tilley -The Life I Didn’t Even Know I Would Get to Have (but Felt So Right)

Tom Tilley has been known for over 15 years around Australian music circles and media, working as a journalist on Triple J's Hack program, the Australian ABC and on commercial networks.  And while his friends and colleagues knew he'd grown up in a religious home and church, they didn't really understand. So Tom released a book this year called Speaking in Tongues, and he joins me and Fiona who was also a CRC kid (see A Pentecostal Agenda) to talk about writing that book and what this coming out has been like!  It's a very thoughtful and revealing conversation about a young man finding his way and now, looking back at how he got there in the face of unusual barriers.  See the book giveaway on Facebook and Instagram too! Come chat!  producer: Kimberly Robinson