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From humble beginnings in a suburban Sydney warehouse to an international pentecostal powerhouse, Hillsong has changed the world around it, counting politicians, business tycoons and A-list celebrities among its true believers. Talking to one of those who has since turned her back on Hillsong, reporter Stephen Drill found himself asking: How did the church get so powerful? And is Hillsong really everything it claims to be? On his journey to find out the truth, Stephen follows the money, exposing disturbing claims of worker exploitation, complicated consensual sexual relationships and a culture where women are allegedly told to physically submit to their husbands. A ground-breaking eight-part investigation, Faith on Trial: Hillsong will leave you asking what you can believe in. Faith on Trial is hosted, written and produced by Stephen Drill and Andrea Thiis-Evensen. Executive producer is Dan Box.

Episodes

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today Miracles tonight What it’s like to lose yourself inside a Hillsong service.See omnyst...udio.com/listener for privacy information. more Transcribed
3/16/23 First fruits God wants you to be rich, according to Hillsong.  He also wants you t...o give 10 per cent of your money to the church.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. more Transcribed
3/14/23 Slave Labour-ish Are Hillsong's faithful willing volunteers or simply being exploited?S...ee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. more Transcribed
3/9/23 The Big Eagle Hillsong's rise to global megachurch - or how Hillsong founder Brian H...ouston took over the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. more Transcribed
2/21/23 Introducing - Faith on Trial: Hillsong From humble beginnings in a suburban Sydney warehouse to an internatio...nal pentecostal powerhouse, Hillsong has changed the world around it, filling stadiums with screaming congregations and counting politicians, business tycoons and A-list celebrities among its true believers. Talking to one of those believers, who's since turned her back on Hillsong, reporter Stephen Drill found himself asking: How did the church get so powerful? And is Hillsong really everything it claims to be? On his journey to find out the truth, Stephen follows the money, exposing disturbing claims of worker exploitation, complicated consensual sexual relationships and a culture where women are allegedly told to physically submit to their husbands. A ground-breaking eight-part investigation, Hillsong: faith on trial will leave you asking what you can believe in.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. more Transcribed
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