7.1/1065 votes#1 - Church in the Wild
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/19/2023
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.
Director: Stacey Lee
Writer: N/A
7.4/1053 votes#2 - The Prodigal Son
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/19/2023
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
Writer: N/A
7.2/1047 votes#3 - Sins of the Father
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/26/2023
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
Writer: N/A
7.2/1042 votes#4 - False Prophets
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/26/2023
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
Writer: N/A
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Genre:Documentary
Network:FX
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Church in the Wild" is the best rated episode of "The Secrets of Hillsong" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 65 votes. Directed by Stacey Lee and written by N/A, it aired on 5/19/2023. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Prodigal Son".