Hillsong Leader Brian Houston Interviewed

[Hoovie]

Hillsong "investigation"... two parts. You may have seen this - it's a few months old, but it's very interesting.

I gotta say I like Brian Houston. He is transparent even stating his personal income.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXI3fIoflOI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLZ0x...eature=related

[Dedicated Mind]

good interview, hoovie.

[Hoovie]

I enjoyed it! I particularly found it interesting that Brain said his combined income is about $300, 000. Not because that is a small amount, but in regards to other TV Evangelists it likely is very low. I understand about half of that income is from books he wrote etc.

So I surmise his church income of 150,000 is likely not more than a Pentecostal pastor of a medium sized church...

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by Hoovie

I enjoyed it! I particularly found it interesting that Brain said his combined income is about $300, 000. Not because that is a small amount, but in regards to other TV Evangelists it likely is very low. I understand about half of that income is from books he wrote etc.

So I surmise his church income of 150,000 is likely not more than a Pentecostal pastor of a medium sized church...

Do most Pentecostal pastors of medium size churches make that amount?

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by freeatlast

Do most Pentecostal pastors of medium size churches make that amount?

Pure speculation I admit. But it would not surprise me for a medium sized church of say 600 members.

The point is, it is not a scandalous amount given there are a million people who consider themselves connected to Hillsong.

[Jack Shephard]

I know some that make more....


But...great interview!!

[crakjak]

Originally Posted by Hoovie

Pure speculation I admit. But it would not surprise me for a medium sized church of say 600 members.

The point is, it is not a scandalous amount given there are a million people who consider themselves connected to Hillsong.

Pentecostal pastors that recieve all the tithe of a church of 600 members is going to be in the $500K-750K range.

[crakjak]

Originally Posted by Hoovie

I enjoyed it! I particularly found it interesting that Brain said his combined income is about $300, 000. Not because that is a small amount, but in regards to other TV Evangelists it likely is very low. I understand about half of that income is from books he wrote etc.

So I surmise his church income of 150,000 is likely not more than a Pentecostal pastor of a medium sized church...

That is a very modest income for the pastor of such a large church, reflects tremedous integrity, in my opinion. Most pastors of that large a church would recieve 10s of millions. Of course, that is not that many churches that size. Many mega "ministries" are into millions and millions, many times consumed by the leader and his or her family, I disagree with these situations very much.

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by crakjak

Pentecostal pastors that recieve all the tithe of a church of 600 members is going to be in the $500K-750K range.

hmmm... not sure how that might be figured, but the leadership in a church of 600 is not singular either.

[Socialite]

Great interview. I love Hillsong. Love their music. Their people, that I've interacted with, have all been remarkable Christians.

Not a fan of mega-churches though. They make me nervous. The heartbeat of Gospel community is easy to be missing. The single pastor model with a mega-church, even more-so.