'The Secrets of Hillsong' Director Stacey Lee on her First Interview with Carl Lentz | Doc Dreams

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
  • Stacey Lee, director of ‘The Secrets of Hillsong’ joins Variety’s Doc Dreams presented by National Geographic to discuss why her documentary did not need former pastor, Carl Lentz, to tell this story, what his experience was during their first on-camera interview, and why it was important to balance of all other perspectives in the church as well.
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  • @bauman7962
    @bauman7962 Рік тому +29

    The Bible was written by people that MESSED UP big time. Peter, denied The Lord after spending 3 years with Him! David committed adultery, Etc. Jesus is a redeemer. Sin has consequences, something deadly, but God is merciful God, AND HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN! Do not put your faith in a pastor, nor a church

  • @tiffanyhawkins8102
    @tiffanyhawkins8102 Рік тому +10

    That’s exactly it , when you idol someone or anything other than God, you mess up. True leaders turn the mirror around on themselves, keeps them humble, kind and relatable . Pride comes before the fall .

  • @Holly4555
    @Holly4555 Рік тому +18

    So many churches like this one we just left one like this. It’s not God but people💔

  • @jodyenglish6475
    @jodyenglish6475 Рік тому +19

    The only people this was shocking to were the ones who needed or wanted to believe he was authentic...it was more than obvious to people outside the church he was about money, fame, and power.

    • @dan13770
      @dan13770 Рік тому

      This one springs to mind ua-cam.com/video/JBsRQLoqdyw/v-deo.html

    • @RS54321
      @RS54321 11 місяців тому

      And it's funny that people think his image here is 'who he is.' No, he's a manipulative chameleon, showing a new persona.

  • @Noraori
    @Noraori 11 місяців тому +2

    Hillsong was always popular. When Carl came on the scene , I was like 16 and he would come to our youth conferences and because his hair was so long he gave off the Jesus vibes. Carl Lentz didn’t make hillsong but he did make hillsong apart of “pop” culture.

  • @dancerfruit2
    @dancerfruit2 Рік тому +6

    This is a reason you have to have a relationship with Jesus and know him for yourself outside of the walls of the church building and people because man fail. The beautiful thing is that God never does if you know him for yourself.

  • @Tracey..H
    @Tracey..H Рік тому +12

    He violated the biblical standards to continue ministry. He shouldn’t be allowed to pastor. Just get a job somewhere else

    • @kdavis002
      @kdavis002 Рік тому +2

      He’s not a pastor.

  • @Maxumized
    @Maxumized Рік тому +7

    Hey, we all fall…Carl is just a man. God Bless him

    • @lindaolsen7089
      @lindaolsen7089 Рік тому +3

      But some ppl dive into concrete. On purpose.

  • @goldfox0134
    @goldfox0134 Рік тому

    I know heaps of people that attend Hillsong that love their God and church and who volunteer

  • @sandranel-hawkins5938
    @sandranel-hawkins5938 Рік тому +5

    He was given a second chance and I hope he does not blow it with his family for fame and fortune🙏

  • @kyladurie
    @kyladurie Рік тому +1

    The saddest part about this whole documentary is that the people were so focused on Carl and the church - so focused on a MAN, instead of being focused on Jesus and His word. They looked to be appeased by a man instead of seeking out what Christ wanted for them. They joined this church without asking God if that's where they should be. They focused on what these "white men" believed instead of what God has already said and established.
    God is God and the Bible is the Bible regardless of what a church/pastor says or believes. The one lady who said "Christianity is always behind" - man, what a sad statement. These people aren't looking for truth in Jesus, they are looking for a "church" that will affirm how they want to live with a little bit of Jesus on the side.

  • @ElizabethYateshair
    @ElizabethYateshair 5 місяців тому

    He should have just been a Hollywood actor

  • @eleanorjordan3404
    @eleanorjordan3404 5 місяців тому

    Carl Lentz was for immediately upon discovery… they did their job and followed and upheld righteousness. Period.

  • @pinkwakabeagle
    @pinkwakabeagle Рік тому

    Where cna i find the doc

  • @B3LI3V3_IT_IN
    @B3LI3V3_IT_IN Рік тому +1

    People put people on pedestals. They become mighty in their own eyes. Then God removes the pedestal and great is their fall.

  • @SMRN-l5v
    @SMRN-l5v Рік тому

    A pastor at my old church loves Carl Lentz and Steven Furtick. He went to elevation church (with church money of course) and came back quoting him and got his hair cut all cool and started wearing Trendy clothes. 😅

  • @shaunaburton7136
    @shaunaburton7136 8 місяців тому

    Wealth and fame can be poisonous to someone with deep problems. It seems like carls got his life back together.

  • @audioa41
    @audioa41 Рік тому +2

    Keep in mind that was another famous preacher who was very charismatic and said controversial things and grew a very large following in a matter of a few years… he was so controversial that they crucified him. Of course I’m speaking of Jesus. By no means at I saying Carl like Jesus in terms of righteousness or holiness or whatever I’m Just saying here we are 2000 years later and still judge people simply because of charisma and fame… and of course we shouldn’t do that.

  • @MarjorieParaison
    @MarjorieParaison Рік тому

    Thankful he came forward and was honest (I hope 🙏) keep your head and heart up Carl ❤❤❤

  • @takemedreaming
    @takemedreaming Рік тому +1

    When Carl wears the 70s glasses, he looks like a serial killer

  • @KathyLovesJack
    @KathyLovesJack Рік тому +1

    Man worship replacing the true worship of God-sad in a way

  • @asivorosicosiga9786
    @asivorosicosiga9786 11 місяців тому +1

    What good is a church without the Holy spirit leading it

  • @james-coble
    @james-coble 9 місяців тому

    Carl still a cool dude tho🌱 he’s a man of God but just as the rest of us we make bad decisions and mistakes… you know going to the store and accidentally forgetting your wallet is a mistake, but decision is know “ I shouldn’t do this but I’m gonna do it” theirs a difference. At the end of the day drugs don’t make someone a bad person but it means they just make bad decisions

  • @donajohanna
    @donajohanna Рік тому

    I allmost feel sorry for him...
    This whole hillsong imperium was never about Yahouah

  • @christinemiller1946
    @christinemiller1946 4 місяці тому

    Darlene Zschech is how I forst heard of Hillsong church.
    Thetve been downhill every since she left. Imo

  • @aquajuwel7098
    @aquajuwel7098 Рік тому +3

    Religion or faith doesn’t make anyone a good person, only your actions can do that. And in my personal experience, people like those at hillsong and other evangelical churches are the worst……it’s all about money, political influence and power and making sure that the leaders stay rich, and sex….

    • @multioptioned
      @multioptioned Рік тому

      Just like Scientology? Most religions are actually about wealth, power and control. People forget humans created Gods and religions and the universe was fine for billions of years without humans...

  • @morgancarson9517
    @morgancarson9517 Рік тому

    Pretty funny that Jack Daniels has a hand I this. Or aprapo

  • @HLD0205
    @HLD0205 Рік тому +2

    About Hillsong mostly, but spends a good amount of time bashing Christianity as bigots and homophobes. Terribly one-sided.

  • @andrewzaplatynsky4556
    @andrewzaplatynsky4556 7 місяців тому

    The shallowness of "Jesus" marketing.

  • @billimmanuel2935
    @billimmanuel2935 Рік тому

    Shame on you Carl Lentz!

  • @generalrodcocker1018
    @generalrodcocker1018 Рік тому

    bunch of religious maniacs like in farcry 5

  • @TheMirabillis
    @TheMirabillis Рік тому +432

    I was in Hillsong Church in the North West of Sydney before Carl Lentz even came on the scene.
    The Worship leader, Darlene Zschech, is the one who made Hillsong Church Internationally big. Churches began to do Praise and Worship in a similar style to Darlene and her team of Worship Singers and Writers.
    Hardly anyone in Australia was talking about Carl. It is only the Americans and the American documentaries that have made Carl larger than life. Carl was never the main star. He rarely ever preached in Australia. We rarely even talked about Him. We rarely gave him a thought.
    All these Documentaries trying to make out that Carl was the one who really made Hillsong big is just plain false !!

    • @lizabetx483
      @lizabetx483 Рік тому +54

      Facts. I still listen to the old worship songs.

    • @HealingMusiciansLaunchcast
      @HealingMusiciansLaunchcast Рік тому +38

      Ok - but who cares

    • @amandahugenkiss
      @amandahugenkiss Рік тому +34

      Dude, no one cares about Australia. The world follows the celebrities and celebrity culture in the U.S.
      If we need more information on Kangaroos, we’ll hit you up. 👋

    • @TheMirabillis
      @TheMirabillis Рік тому +77

      @@amandahugenkiss Hillsong Church began in Australia. NOT America.

    • @lwedel3361
      @lwedel3361 Рік тому +31

      Hillsong burst into the international scene more due to Carl's friendship with Justin Bieber. HS was very well known internationally by Christians (not unbelievers) due to their music, but I would say they became internationally known as a church due to American reports about Carl being buddies with Justin. My two cents. 🙂

  • @born2win262
    @born2win262 Рік тому +3

    Not sure why that place is even called a church, I would best say they are motivational gatherings. Feel good music, feel good sermons, there's no Christ in this. Everyone's to busy with their titles and who made what.

  • @garymartinez1460
    @garymartinez1460 Рік тому +43

    This is what happens when you idolize. 🙏🏽🌎🇪🇨

  • @JonathanGrahamVideo
    @JonathanGrahamVideo Рік тому +88

    I appreciate Stacey's comment at the end where she said "this story transcends the church. Look to Hollywood, etc." That this is not just a problem that is in the church, but is in our culture at large. This story just happens to take place in a church, but this documentary is not trying to be a take-down of the church. As a Christian, I appreciate that approach to documenting this story. In general as a culture we need to stop elevating flawed people to a position of celebrity, no matter what organization they are part of.

    • @amandahugenkiss
      @amandahugenkiss Рік тому

      But you are also negating the fact that churches are one of the most dangerous places for young people. They've been covering up the biggest cases of abuse in history for decades. They took known pedos and moved them to new groups of kids when they got caught. The Catholic Church was exposed the last decade and this one will be the evangelical.
      You can't deny facts.

    • @JuliaShalomJordan
      @JuliaShalomJordan Рік тому +1

      True.👌🏼

  • @lightningsamurai4134
    @lightningsamurai4134 Рік тому +278

    I think that we should pray for Carl Lentz to a real relationship with Christ.

    • @amandahugenkiss
      @amandahugenkiss Рік тому +10

      Wow, if only someone thought about that before?
      They could actually hold him accountable and get him some therapy, but I’m sure praying it all under a rug is preferred. They need Carl back out there digging into celebrity’s pockets.

    • @deborawiratno89
      @deborawiratno89 Рік тому +12

      How can he preached about Jesus without having a relationship with Jesus. The irony 😢

    • @lightningsamurai4134
      @lightningsamurai4134 Рік тому +2

      @WinFromWithin
      If we walk in our flesh we'll continue to sin. We need to walk in the spirit as Christians.(Romans 8:7-9)

    • @amandahugenkiss
      @amandahugenkiss Рік тому

      @@deborawiratno89 Nothing ironic about it. More people have been abused at the church than any other organization.

    • @Stumpwater22
      @Stumpwater22 Рік тому +2

      And you as well

  • @RuslanKD
    @RuslanKD Рік тому +40

    Excited to react to this series. 9:07 I appreciate your honesty that you have an agenda with this. There are times where you clearly had an axe to grind with Christianity as a whole. And Hillsong definitely was a hypothetical mess.

    • @NikkiBramwellOnline
      @NikkiBramwellOnline Рік тому +9

      Interviewer: "...what's your greatest hope for the docu-series and its impact is?"
      Stacey: "I hope it creates a transparency and openness with which to talk about the religious systems in the global community.... it's not a take-down of religion...it's an ability to understand the good that's done but also the lines that are crossed that are bad and how to look out for those because we live in a culture where celebrity worship and personality worship is in every stage not just religion."
      This was her agenda. She may not have had an "axe to grind" (your words) if there was no malfeasance.
      But let's be honest. Documentaries' center on investigative insight into some injustice. C'mon now.

    • @Advented_
      @Advented_ Рік тому +1

      @@NikkiBramwellOnline I agree with u
      Ruslan not seeing it the way we do

  • @sydsmanisandmore
    @sydsmanisandmore Рік тому +41

    This documentary was very well done. Much better than the other one that came out. Carl seems to have changed though time will tell of course. I still think he was ousted the way he was because they were afraid he would start his own church. I mean nobody was as big as he was a few years back. He was everywhere! I wish him well. As a churchgoer at a huge mega church in Charlotte, NC this documentary sheds light on what makes these churches tick.

    • @politereminder6284
      @politereminder6284 Рік тому +8

      On the contrary, Carl showed Zero compassion for his victims. He turned himself into a victim through this documentary. He showed no remorse. He used passive language such as " I allowed an inappropriate relationship to develop" instead of "I cultivated an inappropriate relationship." he made it sound like the things he did were done TO him. 👀. Instead of saying he deserved to be removed, he pointed out how others who had done as he had done _weren't_ removed. He minimized his predation on the nanny, making it seem mutual and informed, yet he was busy drugging her and touching her whenever was only partially conscious and unable to fend him off.
      This is an obvious redemption tour for Carl's public comeback. He even showed them his "humble new job as a low level advertising employee, only to announce his return to megachurch ministry as the documentary was released.
      I have yet to see any change in Carl. This struck me as his worldwide privacy tour. Lol.

    • @cocomuffin
      @cocomuffin Рік тому

      10000% agree @@politereminder6284

  • @AnnaLizzyRose
    @AnnaLizzyRose Рік тому +110

    It takes a whole team of people to make any church what it is, it's never just one person. Everyone has to take accountability for their own actions (eg you choose to do something wrong) and yes the church should check in to see how others are doing too. Like any organisation or workplace you are going to get a mix of people, never forget there are still really nice and genuine people out there in the world, including in Hillsong, it would be naive to say there isn't. To be honest when we think of a church it shouldn't be because of any single person, we should be seeing it as the church of God period, it belongs to him and him alone and within the church of God are his people. Christianity is not a religion, it's a relationship. Also we all make mistakes whether big or small and somehow we have to reconcile with that to ourselves and others, we have to heal and move on. I think we have to remember that when people preach it's not about them, so no matter what a person has done we can still find truth in what they have said because it was never about them in the first place, people come and go but the word of God remains.

    • @maryj9968
      @maryj9968 Рік тому +6

      Amen! Its not God who hurts its the brokenness of humanity

    • @aaronhumphrey3670
      @aaronhumphrey3670 Рік тому +2

      Wow!!! Well said! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @handyhaniel6374
      @handyhaniel6374 Рік тому +2

      Thank you for such true and profound words 🙏

    • @mjbee4038
      @mjbee4038 Рік тому +2

      So true🙏❤️🕊

    • @michelandresbeck934
      @michelandresbeck934 Рік тому +4

      Ya sure it takes a team but on the flip-side someone has to be a leader and take responsibility.

  • @JuliaShalomJordan
    @JuliaShalomJordan Рік тому +6

    We must not elevate men…but Christ. If a man takes the praise and believes it…it will destroy him…for it was never meant FOR him.
    Praise and worship was meant for God.

  • @jerricaholloway55
    @jerricaholloway55 Рік тому +23

    I feel people put so much into religion and people in the church. Instead of having a true real relationship with God. Learning the word for yourself and understanding it.

  • @gerardorojas9304
    @gerardorojas9304 Рік тому +3

    It's always easy to point out mistakes people have made. I'm not defending or justifying him at all. I simply believe that we often are quick to judge as if we're perfect and we've never made mistakes. If people really knew all our hidden sins, they'd be turned away. Even in the Bible, all of these huge followers of God had their faults and made big mistakes. The only perfect one is Jesus and that's the ONLY one we should keep our eyes on.

  • @teohproject
    @teohproject Рік тому +4

    I don’t think he was a huge superstar, he was just a weird hotdog that was a product of purity culture that got married to young woman that was encouraged by hillsong so he could become a pastor at a young age. He was too young to be put in that position and he couldn’t handle it! I don’t feel sorry for Carl lenz. I feel bad for the women and boys that were victimized by folks at hillsong!

  • @sharijohnson4024
    @sharijohnson4024 Рік тому +6

    Excellent! I want to see this documentary. As one who used to be very active in the Evangelical world I know she is right... the church is no different than a corporation with sleazy politics and power plays... cruelty and abuse by the "corporate" officers who call themselves pastors... but...because they say they are God's people, they are more powerful and their victims are far more devastated by the disallusionment they experience when they realize they have been used and abused.

  • @Kat_x7
    @Kat_x7 Рік тому +18

    I am actually shocked by how broken he seems

    • @carenwebb9044
      @carenwebb9044 Рік тому +1

      Yes he looks broken.the swagger he had looks gone

  • @hosnaarzani
    @hosnaarzani Рік тому +30

    God allways forgives, but never takes away the consequences of sin. That`s on you and hopefully you will learn your lesson.

    • @Lana-ey4fp
      @Lana-ey4fp Рік тому

      So true and AMEN 🙏

    • @JaneDoe-lw6eh
      @JaneDoe-lw6eh Рік тому

      Sometimes he does: it’s called grace

    • @hosnaarzani
      @hosnaarzani Рік тому +1

      @@JaneDoe-lw6eh Nope, grace is in the forgiving part.

  • @brightpage1020
    @brightpage1020 Рік тому +16

    You can't contextualize performance for a narcissist. They live it. Every. Moment. Dangerously close. To actual humans.

    • @jeffboles2470
      @jeffboles2470 Рік тому +4

      He very well may be but, it is incredibly dangerous to label someone you’ve never met a narcissist. It’s akin to people idolizing someone they’ve never met. Both are wrong but lets back away from some of the hyperbole maybe.

    • @brightpage1020
      @brightpage1020 Рік тому

      @@jeffboles2470 fair enough ;o) How do you know if I've ever met him or of I'd be qualified to say?

    • @jeffboles2470
      @jeffboles2470 Рік тому +8

      @@brightpage1020 forgive me. I didn’t know you were a clinical psychologist that evaluated a superstar pastor and violated the hypocratic oath to comment about it in the comment section on UA-cam.

    • @chinyuenwong5342
      @chinyuenwong5342 Рік тому

      ​@@jeffboles2470😂 im ded

    • @RS54321
      @RS54321 11 місяців тому

      @@jeffboles2470 The signs are clearly there...manipulative, charming, deceptive, chameleonic...it isn't at all akin to idolizing someone. You will know them by their fruit.

  • @Jerry.anthony.c
    @Jerry.anthony.c Рік тому +8

    3:40 - Incredible performer not preacher
    9:50 - Look to Hollywood, Look to politics, it's a human problem

  • @IWillServeJESUS
    @IWillServeJESUS Рік тому +2

    This guy Carl was made the big deal cuz of Justin. That is the only reason he ever become known nationwide

  • @redi08
    @redi08 Рік тому +2

    These pastors and evangelists are the very same evil that they preach about. They know that heaven or God you believe in can’t do anything against them.
    They use ignorance and fear in God to abuse their power over you.
    Your need to be saved and validated by someone you think has authority over you what makes you vulnerable to these predators.

  • @janetashbrook5614
    @janetashbrook5614 Рік тому +2

    What is with the change of appearance and the tugging of the hair is it trying to say I look different so am different.

  • @captainsleeman9787
    @captainsleeman9787 Рік тому +1

    Nah, sorry, he's an intentional scam artist. No respect for him, if he was serious he would shut up and get on quietly. He's still seeking attention.

  • @christwarrior-usa
    @christwarrior-usa Рік тому +31

    Jesus Christ is Lord

  • @joyrose9597
    @joyrose9597 Рік тому +6

    How does anybody know if somebody's crying for real, so now you can't even cry without being put down, oh brother

  • @Gorilla_warfare
    @Gorilla_warfare Рік тому +2

    As a Christian it’s telling to me that the least judgemental / condemning person is a non christian. Hmmm

    • @mattng4707
      @mattng4707 11 місяців тому

      It's because we know he human

  • @kerrymartin7557
    @kerrymartin7557 Рік тому +3

    What's up with that little thing he's doing with his hair? It's creepy

  • @ginaseale8590
    @ginaseale8590 Рік тому +2

    The Bible clearly tells us to have discernment about these kinds of things don’t get caught up in the man! But serve God with your whole heart the truth will set you free!!!🙏🙏🙏 you will know them by their fruit🙋‍♀️

  • @jcc6789
    @jcc6789 Рік тому +2

    Toxic

  • @FernandoGarcia-ln7ed
    @FernandoGarcia-ln7ed Рік тому +1

    Ohhhh wowwww TARZAN is a christian pastor????🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @december1720
    @december1720 Рік тому +16

    I think this documentary is subjective with only 60 sources compared to a large church congregation. the church is not a collection of saints, all churches have dark stories because they were built by a group of people, it cannot necessarily that church people will be fine with their lives because we still live in a world where sin cannot be avoided. but what can build a church is because of faith and forgiveness. God has loved us long before we knew him, because we live in grace. I hope all those who are hurt are able to find their way with God and find peace in forgiveness.

    • @marky3496
      @marky3496 Рік тому

      The church is a collection of saints

    • @politereminder6284
      @politereminder6284 Рік тому +1

      Don't use this rhetoric to sweep sin under the rug. Congregants are as much victims of leadership as ever
      Corporate repentance is in order. Accountability taking is in order.
      All Christians should be willing to engage in. Examination of church polity, church Ecclestical set up, and structures.

  • @thebalmaintigers
    @thebalmaintigers Рік тому +1

    Carl is a spirit filled Christian who has a relationship with Jesus. I only seen him preach once but only the Holy Spirit could have inspired the message he spoke. Ok he fallen. Read the Bible. Many men of the Bible had fallen short yet had a profound influence on bringing people; sinners to the kingdom of God. Only we put value on sin & judge a man. God shows mercy & forgives. The devil works overtime to trap pastors into doing his work. A righteousness man will fall 7 times but will get up.

  • @wk1810
    @wk1810 Рік тому +1

    It is quite possible that God is "allowing" these things to happen in the church in order to draw out His true people. I say this, because true Christians-- those who are really His -- will have their eyes and ears opened to the truth (because God gives them a love for His truth) and will separate themself from these false teachers.
    God can, and does, use everything for His own purpose and glory -- even the sins of others serve His purposes.
    There are those who are merely appalled at the sins of others, and there are those who heed it as a warning...and there's a big difference between these two!!

  • @schafferable
    @schafferable Рік тому +2

    I don't understand why you have to interview this guy or any of them... it kinda glorifies the crud.

  • @Eric_Casteel
    @Eric_Casteel Рік тому +3

    He's a con man of course he made you feel like he had been hurt by that church.

  • @kyleyoakum9383
    @kyleyoakum9383 Рік тому +10

    Why did the nanny spend so much time with the Lentz family when she had her own husband and child in Boston. Her husband was a Hillsong pastor in Boston. What kind is unhealthy relationship was this and why was it allowed?

    • @rachelhovenden3669
      @rachelhovenden3669 Рік тому

      If pastors have multiple campuses they often need a nanny to look after the children as their wife would be in a campus speaking and the husband would be in the other. Or they would be travelling. Sometimes the Nanny is mixed with Responsibilities as a PA.

    • @kyleyoakum9383
      @kyleyoakum9383 Рік тому +1

      @@rachelhovenden3669 but their nanny has her own children to care for and had a nanny to care for them while she cared for the Lentz family. Also the nanny’s husband was also a pastor for Hillsong. Just seems like an unhealthy situation.

    • @Juliana-oc3ki
      @Juliana-oc3ki Рік тому +3

      @@kyleyoakum9383 I wondered this too. At first i was upset with the nanny, like why didnt u go home for christmas, obvious u liked carl. But then... If u watch closely, there was like u said this power dynamic. Both Laura and Carl said: we were her pastors, we were her leaders. You could say Carl was a 'greater' pastor because even though the nannys husband was a pastor too, Carl was their pastor. Meaning, it was her job? In a statement she said, when pointing out that she wanted to leave, that Carl said: what kind of job you think youre gonna get outside of church? Laura also admitting she was being harsh on her (afterwards), leaving her in the house, and also mind u, hit HER so hard she almost broke her finger. Meaning the nanny had 2 leaders bossin around. Like u see with the wives: they are supporting their husbands. And apparantely there is ranking. So even though nanny was important herself as a pastor, not important enough and also Laura is a part of this dynamic (maybe in the beginning being oblivious for this). She assumed this is her role and duty as a nanny. Even though saying 'u can go home for christmas'. Also nanny feeling it as her duty that carls and lauras kids are more important because all did it for the bigger pictuere. What ya think? :D

    • @kyleyoakum9383
      @kyleyoakum9383 Рік тому +2

      @@Juliana-oc3ki , thanks for your good explanation. The dynamic structure you described does sound a bit on the cultic side of practice.

    • @Juliana-oc3ki
      @Juliana-oc3ki Рік тому

      @@kyleyoakum9383 watching the documentary made me think of Scientology but in a more proper, fancy way. Like with Scientology, the closer u get to Brian Houston, the more u learn what he rlly stands for. (Like so in Scientology the more u are in the system u come to learn that they actually belief in UFOs, aliens and stuff, but not if ur new). So to the public ‘all are welcome’ but for years no one knew their stance on lgtbq, except when you’re there for years or by some kind of situation. Being shunned, belittled. It’s really interesting. Hillsong seemed like the solutions to a lot of problems we see in churches: the picky rules: now u stand now u sit, don’t say this, don’t wear that, etc. It turned out to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. A very conservative theology where fellow Christian’s allow leadership to misbehave and not condone it, but praise it. Yelling they are ppl of God. I watched another documentary part and u know what Brian says? He says that he is annointed by God and that annointed people are a protected species. God protects and his specie. Seems an awful lot like he is seeing himself like just a little / or just a like Jesus. Isn’t this what the Bible warns us for? So yes, cultic system very much so. And look how many people in 1 blink of an eye will never turn to faith again. I’d say: this seems a lot like the wolf in sheep’s clothes, the devil at work.

  • @kristinepalacio3249
    @kristinepalacio3249 8 місяців тому +1

    I heard no God mentioned in this interview, all I hear is production, the music, what happened to Carl

  • @matrxmax
    @matrxmax Рік тому +9

    An attempt for "The Redemption of Carl Lentz" He was human with all its failures, love him, hate him; the world loves its own.

  • @jojopellegrini2945
    @jojopellegrini2945 6 місяців тому +2

    This guy didn't age well

  • @KuniKarin01
    @KuniKarin01 Рік тому +2

    I don't know why their making this particular pastors moral failure a big blow up there are millions of pastors who had affairs famous pastors who have had secrets and were not blowing those up

  • @bellathecookie4882
    @bellathecookie4882 Рік тому +1

    Pray and forgive..I also hope he finds salvation in Jesus Christ...But why give this , obvious, narcissist a platform to spread his venom?

  • @staytheknight
    @staytheknight 11 місяців тому +1

    What people need to realize is that just because you go to church or hold a leadership position in church doesn’t mean that you turn in your human card. We are all human and capable of falling. I’m not excusing what he did, but if people can forgive a celebrity or a politician of infidelity then they can forgive a pastor

  • @sethwalker8952
    @sethwalker8952 Рік тому +11

    It seemed as if to me that Carl really stepped out of the “Church Carl Lentz” and stepped out into the real Carl Lentz of just who he is. I personally believed that he came across as more humanized than previously.
    I also really appreciated Laura’s story and the negative impact it had on her and her relationship with God.
    I’d be very curious to know how Carl felt that everything was portrayed and if he really got out what he wanted and needed to say, now that he’s not under the Hillsong NDA.

    • @yikesgina
      @yikesgina Рік тому

      I cheated on my wife because I wanted to and I could- and used Justin Bieber to gain a following is all I got

  • @AlexandraBlough
    @AlexandraBlough Рік тому +2

    You don’t go to church to worship the church … you go to worship God; of course fall out will happen when you do the opposite

  • @julianmontoya428
    @julianmontoya428 Рік тому +2

    GOD gave the holy commandments, to the hebrew nation and through the holy prophet Moses! ...the new testament saids Jesus studied the torah and tanakh amongst the Jewish leaders! ...Jesus was Jewish! So those who want others to take them serious, then why not learn judiasm as Jesus studied?

  • @shannongreaney8099
    @shannongreaney8099 Рік тому +4

    I’m curious to see the parallels between this and the Mars Hill doc

  • @fegrace_1
    @fegrace_1 Рік тому +9

    I just saw this documentary last night and as a Believer, I was sad, triggered, shocked, and not shocked! I prayed and thanked G-d that my relationship with Him is not dependent on man. These leaders were motivated by pride, power, greed, and lust! I know wonder if Brian Houston’s son’s Frank and Joel are repeating the sins of their father and grandfather father. It is dangerous when someone convinces themselves that the truth is a lie and the lie is the truth!
    Carl was absolutely in the wrong which he admitted and I feel for his wife, children, and family because they were a causality of his actions. I do believe that the women he had affairs with were consensual in having sex with him and it was disgusting to see them act like they were victims (it is hard to heal when their is no ownership or accountability). I am glad he took ownership and that he appears to be living a life of recovery and redemption. I am praying for him, his family, his former staff and members of the church. I hope they all heal!
    With that said, it was clear that he was treated like a scapegoat and the leadership at Hillsong handled this and so many situations wrong and what appears to be in many cases illegally. The Houston’s acting like the victims was very arrogant and hypocritical at minimum. I hate when people blame the devil or their “enemies” but they don’t take ownership for their actions (both in private and in public). It would be one thing if people made up lies against them, it is another thing when one lies and tries to conceal the truth.
    I have have seen and experienced things in Church that I could have easily changed places with people sharing their experiences on this doc. When you are in the midst of seeking help or blowing the whistle your are often mistreated, gaslit, and rejected. Although my faith in G-d is very strong I haven’t been a member of or attended church in years and I don’t see that changing in the future. I don’t watch “Christian” TV, ministers, and it is hard to listen to the music and watch films that I know are made by people that social stances are detrimental to lives of countless others. Specifically, seeing how theses individuals and institutions handle children abuse and sexual assault was sickening while abusers and their enablers continued obtaining power and popularity because of their privilege!
    Sadly, so much of the abuse has and continues to happen in ministries, churches, and denominations worldwide because people haven’t changed nor have they been held accountable!

    • @davemena9686
      @davemena9686 Рік тому

      i always wanted to be a christian til i met one Lentzs perfect example of such sentiment

  • @goldfox0134
    @goldfox0134 Рік тому +1

    Lentz did not make Hillsong famous. JC

  • @silchusilvu
    @silchusilvu Рік тому +1

    The fact that he even gives interviews show you the type of person he is.
    Focus on God, move on and have a normal job….
    Trying to get back in the money game

    • @RCGWho
      @RCGWho 3 місяці тому

      All press us good press.

  • @LorraineJohnson23
    @LorraineJohnson23 Рік тому +3

    Carl was always a motivational speaker glad he's fired

  • @Andrew-Antioch-Kim
    @Andrew-Antioch-Kim Рік тому +26

    There are so many "Hillsong affiliates" globally, ESPECIALLY around the United States.
    I was apart of the congregation of the local branch here in Texas for less than a year.
    I experienced firsthand the "celebrity pastor" along with "cult-like" stigma and afterwards I was VERY turned off by Christian churches ESPECIALLY nowadays.
    It's ALWAYS a "Christian rally" and people there were more into taking photos "for the 'Gram" while making it into a "fashion show."
    It's like "high school" because it's so "clickish" and was NOT welcoming to the less fortunate.

    • @Dapryor
      @Dapryor Рік тому +6

      I grew up in the ‘Mega Church’ Evangelical Movement in TX as well (Dallas). I’m no longer a believer but even before I lost my faith, it was fairly obvious a lot of that stuff was more about celebrity and social currency. There are some great churches down there but the Prosperity Gospel type churches seem like a total show for money.

    • @gaila.9852
      @gaila.9852 Рік тому +8

      Why are you letting ONE church define Christianity? By the way, the word is clique, not click.

    • @Andrew-Antioch-Kim
      @Andrew-Antioch-Kim Рік тому

      @Gail A. : It's just NOT that particular church here in Texas, so many "megachurches" are eerily similar!
      The congregation follow aimlessly like "walking zombies" and WORSHIP the ground that the "celebrity pastors" walk on.

  • @streamsoutback8812
    @streamsoutback8812 Рік тому +12

    Where is Jesus in all these ????

    • @jq8974
      @jq8974 Рік тому +5

      Exactly. That’s the problem with Lentz and Hillsong’s leaders involved - not top of mind. They lost the plot.

    • @loyisog4795
      @loyisog4795 Рік тому

      He never existed

  • @curtisgriffin3573
    @curtisgriffin3573 Рік тому +1

    Just a few things which aren’t entirely correct.. Carls issue was not a catalyst to exposing certain things. These were common knowledge for many years. It was never the church of Brian Houston or Carl Lentz, but the Church of Jesus Christ. Celebrity and Pastor should not even be in the same sentence..

  • @AS-010o0
    @AS-010o0 29 днів тому

    Those people are narcissists. God humbled him. Cheating is one thing, but what about the lavish lifestyle when they paid $4/h to their babysitter and other assistants that volunteered their time work and money thinking they do that for church aka Jesus, but in fact they just served a man who wanted a lavish lifestyle and for people to worship him not Jesus.

  • @manasoulsings
    @manasoulsings Рік тому +1

    Carl did not make Hillsong famous, know this and know peace. Darlene was the one.

  • @markomarko494
    @markomarko494 8 місяців тому

    Christianity was never this (Hillsong). The history of Christianity is just as important as the Bible; research the history of Christianity in the first 4 centuries. How did the “Church” decide which books would go into the book we call the Bible? This is what happens when there is no humility, no lived historic experience linked to the church from the first centuries. Horrific! Brian Houston will launch a new brand just like a entrepreneur business man he is. No humility leads to self worship and that is Hillsong.

  • @SARAHLROSADOPEREZ-lj4xw
    @SARAHLROSADOPEREZ-lj4xw 5 місяців тому

    You hear about so many Pastor liking the world as they say.... Justin Bieber and Puff Ditty pastors. They don't think that there actions would bring so much pain to other's. Sad😮

  • @mabandlandamase9826
    @mabandlandamase9826 Рік тому +1

    He benefitted and now he is talking after he fall in his sins.
    That is so strange 🤔. When you fall in sins, the church have to discipline you.

  • @DaughterofZyion
    @DaughterofZyion Рік тому +2

    Carl needs to be real with God and give up the fame ego train

    • @sethwalker8952
      @sethwalker8952 Рік тому

      Feel like he’s really at that spot in the small preview we got of him and his family

  • @richardroberts4528
    @richardroberts4528 Рік тому +1

    He's still spinning. Watch this to see DARVO at work.

  • @spmoran4703
    @spmoran4703 8 місяців тому

    This is modern day Christianity . There are lots of hypocrites involved. I have left Christianity because of one . This is one is a narc that uses infidelity too. There actions are certainly not The way of Christ . I am gone

  • @JaneLaPlace
    @JaneLaPlace Рік тому +1

    Humiliating but it is a public 5th step & very cathartic. Picture being a Rock Star in any arena. ❤

  • @middlemarie2
    @middlemarie2 Рік тому +17

    Carl sexually assaulted his nanny. He denies it . He should not be given a voice

    • @HealingMusiciansLaunchcast
      @HealingMusiciansLaunchcast Рік тому +6

      No she went along with it and then called it abuse later - typical

    • @amandahugenkiss
      @amandahugenkiss Рік тому +8

      Not true. She admitted to a years long consensual affair with him. His wife walked in on them for god sakes.

    • @jeffboles2470
      @jeffboles2470 Рік тому

      @@amandahugenkiss Exactly. Facts matter. These are the facts.

    • @kyleyoakum9383
      @kyleyoakum9383 Рік тому +2

      I don’t understand why the nanny was there so much when she was married to the Hillsong pastor in Boston and had her own children. There was even a nanny for her own children. Seems bizarre.

    • @middlemarie2
      @middlemarie2 Рік тому

      @@HealingMusiciansLaunchcast it is typical of sexual abuse victims to do that, yes

  • @thecouchcoach9102
    @thecouchcoach9102 Рік тому +2

    Sad that there wasn't enough voices to steer this ship to safety!

  • @luciesupstairs
    @luciesupstairs 5 місяців тому

    Wow. Ckuld not care any less about hellsong leaders 😂

  • @melishek0001
    @melishek0001 Рік тому +1

    It's sad how we triumph in downfall.

  • @EP-tz7kv
    @EP-tz7kv Рік тому +2

    No one cares

  • @tb-yz1ti
    @tb-yz1ti Рік тому

    GOD does not need colour light,loud music,an nice speaker ,He’s GOD the one an only amen all these people who run these businesses are in for a shock,depart from me I new you not are words that come to mind when I see these church businesses leaders ,scary thing to full in to the hands of the living GOD,read Acts ch 2 v 38 ,Mark ch 16 v 15 to the end of chapter this will see you right trust GOD an HIS word the bible,you can’t go wrong listening to his word not someone speaking .

  • @clarkwall5368
    @clarkwall5368 Рік тому +2

    Fruitcake

  • @natsdaley9615
    @natsdaley9615 10 місяців тому

    Plot twist- pastors are human too and not without sin-

  • @sunshinemagicalrainbowunic4004
    @sunshinemagicalrainbowunic4004 16 днів тому

    So intense, wow, how stupid