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David’s Princess - a reading from People in Glass Houses Mar 20, 2022

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Recorded on 20 March 2022 following the initial public revelations about Brian Houston's misconduct, I decided to do a reading from my book, People in Glass Houses.

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Who’s The Boss? Feb 27, 2022

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Is Brian Houston #leavinghillsong?

What does it mean that he 'stepped aside' or was it 'down'?

Now what?

Join me and my very clever colleague and source for this fantastic discussion about how Brian C Houston came to be in the Assemblies of God movement, why he's left, and what his life will be like after...

We also discus what the organisation looks like and well, who's the boss?

DON'T MISS THIS EXCITING CLOSE UP RETURN TO LEAVING HILLSONG!

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Welcome Home Part 3 plus Holiday Tea Dec 26, 2021

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Happy Holidays!

In this gift for you, we discuss what happens when, after leaving Hillsong, Noemi asks some queer questions and asks for straight answers from the Men Who Said They Knew About God.

Then we talk about why and how Carl Lentz was fired and the impact that had on his immediate followers...

We also talk about resilience and what got Noemi through.

Don't miss this episode for controversy and healing tips! Something for everyone!

Oh and stay safe ❤️❤️

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Welcome Home Part 2 Dec 19, 2021

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Hillsong says 'Everybody's Welcome'. But for years the question has dragged on in celeb and mainstream media:

Is everybody welcome in the same way?

How are members of the LGBT community treated? The pink dollars are welcome but what about the humans behind them?

Noemi Uribe shares her experiences of asking these questions to her pastors and leaders in Boston as part of the East Coast 'campus' of Hillsong.

Due to the deliberately vague avoidance, she received very clear answers and the impact of this treatment was nearly catastrophic.

This very tender episode of Leaving Hillsong discusses sexuality, gender, and discrimination in the church context and how that leads to severe physical and mental health results for some. Noemi so rightly says, "Bad theology kills". So please take care when listening.

She shares how she learned, gained support, and escaped the prison of this thinking and how she gained her freedom.

Make sure you join us for this recent and startling set of events so generously shared by this brave young woman of colour as we talk about #leavinghillsong as a matter of saving lives.

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Welcome Home Dec 05, 2021

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Noemi had grown up as a pastor's kid in Mexico and was involved in church planting with her family. After returning to the US for her education continued her Pentecostal faith.She was eventually invited to a Hillsong Church plant, later, not knowing it would become infamous not too long after.In Part 1, Noemi shares a fascinating history of life as a Pentecostal in Mexico and the transition into 'white church', and away from her very cultural roots including the Brown Virgin her grandmother revered.Don't miss this compelling introduction to Noemi's experience of church, faith, and joining Hillsong this week.. Talk then!

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The Bathwater or the Baby? Nov 28, 2021

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"Reverend" Bones is an indie musician, songwriter and singer based in Canberra. He's a passionate climate change activist and a law graduate, working long hours when he's not playing with the Exvangelicals.

It's a very different life for this 30-something than ten years ago when he first ventured out of his hometown, into the city, and the study of philosophy and law at university.

Michael, as his mother calls him, speaks strongly from his own experience and professional insights about healing, changing, evolving, and adapting to a world and a world view without Christianity or church or a hope of heaven, even when that world of Pentecostal signs and wonders has caused you endless trauma that played out with very real impacts on a young man's life.

Don't miss the Baby or the Bathwater. After all, what IS more important?!!

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A Contestant in Their Game Nov 14, 2021

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Yolandi Bosch is one of the handful of people who have ever spoken out in print against Hillsong's practices and ethics.

She has featured in the New York Post, Business Insider, Vanity Fair, and is rumoured to be have been interviewed for an upcoming Hollywood special.

But at what cost? Did Hillsong sue? Will they sue?

Is speaking up and 'doing the right thing' really worth it in the real world?

Join us for this very important discussion about protecting other people.

Closing track by Gospel Train

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A Contestant in Their Game Nov 07, 2021

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Given that 90% of Hillsong College students in Australia are international, it's kinda important to know how those students are treated and what the actual education is like.

Yolandi Bosch found out when after saving up, she applied to Hillsong College to further her skills and her relationship with God.

What she found was she had paid to be part of an entertainment machine, where students were graded according to their marketability, and if they had none, they paid to be rejected.

Far from home, seriously ill at one stage and forced to volunteer with a fever, Yolandi describes the place that had seemed so appealing and so godly.

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A Minor Thing Oct 31, 2021

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Lisa found spiritual homes in the AoG/Hillsong network for 14 years, for her, her husband, and family of 5... or so she thought.And while she had questions over the years, things that didn't seem right, it wasn't until a major issue during a major rebranding was treated like a minor thing that Lisa and her family fled.And then experienced the results of their hard work.Join Lisa and me for a chat about a mother's realisations from being in and finally leaving Hillsong!

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My Voice Does Matter Oct 10, 2021

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Megan was 17 when she moved to the big city and started attending a big church that soon became Life in name and for her.But after guaranteeing her medical welfare during a crisis to staff, everything changed when Megan got back to church and college.And then there's the old Hillsong link.Join us for a chat about Life, the Hillsong Universe and everything

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