Carl Lentz achieved fame as the New York pastor of celebrity-favorite global megachurch Hillsong. Then a cheating scandal blew up his life—and left his congregants questioning everything
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Around the time they received complaints about inappropriate sexual relations between staff and volunteers at Hillsong NYC, the embattled Australia-based Hillsong Church was in the throes of investigating the sexual assault of a Philadelphia pastor’s daughter at its headquarters, a new report reveals.
According to a Vanity Fair report featuring interviews with a number of Hillsong volunteers and former congregants, in 2018, Anna Crenshaw, who is the daughter of Victory Church Senior Pastor Ed Crenshaw, reported that Jason Mays, a Hillsong staff administrator, volunteer singer and the son of the church’s head of human resources, sexually assaulted her at a social gathering while she attended Hillsong College in Australia. It took a serious fight from Anna and her father to hold Mays, who is listed as creative director and head of sync at Hillsong Music, accountable.
What you missed at the 4th ‘DH Golden Music Seminar’
The December edition of the DH Golden Music Seminar was hosted at the Chez Royal Hotel in Kumasi.
Powered by GHMusic Publishing and Management, the event which forms part of activities lined up for the golden jubilee celebration of gospel music legend Diana Hopeson was highly successful as many industry players partook and acquired more knowledge about the creative space.
Timothy Whincop, Head of Hillsong Music and Resources, Australia who was the guest speaker mentioned the three main areas of the industry - the artistry, business, and facilitators who share the products - and explained in details what each of these branches is made up of and what their roles contribute to the entire music industry.