Hillsong NYC — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Chrishan (and Danielle)

Founded 2010 (as Hillsong NYC)

Denomination Non-denominational

Service Times Verify on website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website hillsong.com

Pastor Credentials Not published

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

Broadly evangelical charismatic; creeds not emphasized.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Bible-authority language; Chicago-Statement inerrancy not emphasized.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not surfaced in reviewed pages.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Charismatic evangelical decisional soteriology; some prosperity drift network-wide.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

Husband-wife co-lead-pastor model (Chrishan & Danielle; Phil & Lucinda Dooley as global seniors) — Hillsong practice of ordaining women pastors.

Husband-wife co-pastor model is the defining Hillsong framework; women explicitly pastor.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Documented abuse and cover-up patterns across Hillsong network (Brian Houston's resignation 2022; Lentz firing 2020; multiple investigations; Hillsong Dallas closed).

Disqualifier

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Topical/motivational seeker-charismatic tradition.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Generic 'see God's kingdom established' framing.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Celebrity-pastor culture; documented history of abuse and financial concerns across network.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

Hillsong network — non-denominational charismatic; no external accountability body caught the Houston/Lentz scandals.

WARNING!

Assessment

Hillsong NYC is part of the global Hillsong Church network based in Australia. The NYC location launched in 2010 and was previously led by Carl Lentz, who was fired in 2020 for moral failures. New lead pastors Chrishan and Danielle Jeyaratnam were installed in 2021. Note that a married couple serving as co-lead pastors raises gender role questions. Hillsong's celebrity-culture approach and multiple scandals across the global network warrant caution.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Carl Lentz fired Nov 2020; current leadership: Chrishan & Danielle

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source hillsong.com/usa/nyc/
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20250731220053/https://en.wikipedia.o…
↳ Snapshot of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lentz (live link)
[3] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260213155955/https://ministrywatch.…
↳ Snapshot of ministrywatch.com/hillsong/ (live link)

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