The Best Episodes of The Secrets of Hillsong Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.0/10(72 votes)

   #1 - Church in the Wild

   S1:E15/19/2023

   In 2015, a young pastor named Carl Lentz lands in NYC to spread the Word of Hillsong, an ascendant Australian megachurch. But allegations of volunteer exploitation, racism, sexual abuse and homophobia explode. Lentz is fired and disappears until now.

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   7.3/10(58 votes)

   #2 - The Prodigal Son

   S1:E25/19/2023

   In their first interviews since expulsion from the church, Carl and Laura Lentz guide viewers into the inner sanctum of Hillsong, detailing the building the church’s congregation and the response from church leadership when it deemed Carl a liability.

   Director:Stacey Lee

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   7.1/10(53 votes)

   #3 - Sins of the Father

   S1:E35/26/2023

   As a group of international reporters examine Hillsong’s global network, it becomes clear that long before Carl Lentz’s transgressions, Hillsong’s founding father, Frank Houston, laid the groundwork for the church’s pattern of covering up misconduct with non-disclosure agreements and hush money. And his son, Brian Houston, has allegedly been trying to cover up his father’s predatory past for decades.

   Director:Stacey Lee

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   7.0/10(48 votes)

   #4 - False Prophets

   S1:E45/26/2023

   Shortly after Carl Lentz’s expulsion from Hillsong, Brian Houston is formally charged with concealing his father’s crimes and banished from Hillsong after allegations of his own misconduct are made public. Carl, Laura and a multigenerational group of former Hillsong congregants examine the rubble and collectively attempt to answer the ultimate question: What do you do when you discover the shepherd is the problem?

   Director:Stacey Lee

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