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Joel Houston
Joel Timothy Houston (born 19 September 1979) is an Australian musician, songwriter, pastor, and leader in the Sydney-based band Hillsong United, a worship band of Hillsong Church. He was co-pastor at Hillsong NYC between 2010 and 2017. He is the head of the Christian worship band Hillsong United, for which he sings, plays guitar, and writes songs. In 2008, he became the creative director at Hillsong Church. He is the oldest son of the church's Founding Pastors Brian and Bobbie Houston and grandson of Frank Houston. He has two siblings. Houston was also the bass player for the band Able, which was composed of Marty Sampson, Michael Guy Chislett and Luke Munns, which won the Channel V Leg Up competition in 2001. Biography Early life Joel is the oldest child of the Hillsong Church's founding pastors Brian and Bobbie Houston and grandson of pastor Frank Houston. Joel has two siblings, Ben Houston (lead pastor of Hillsong Los Angeles) and Laura Toggs (pastor of the Hillsong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of around 3.8 million. The Brisbane central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor and D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane, Australia's most populous local government area. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Traditional Owners of the Brisbane area include clans of the Yugara, Turrbal and Quandamooka peoples. The Turrbal word for the Brisbane area is ''Meeanjin''. The Moreton Bay p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobbie Houston
Roberta Lee Houston (born 16 January 1957), better known as Bobbie Houston, is a New Zealand-born Australian of Tongan descent and a Pentecostalism, Pentecostal pastor in the Assemblies of God in Australia, Australian Christian Churches. Houston and her husband, Brian Houston (pastor), Brian were the Senior Pastors of the Hillsong Church in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Baulkham Hills, Sydney, Australia prior to the latter's departure in 2022. Personal life Bobbie and her husband, Brian Houston moved to Australia in February 1978, serving at Sydney Christian Life Centre, Darlinghurst, under Brian Houston's father, Frank Houston. In the early 1980s, Brian and Bobbie Houston started a church on the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast, and a church in Liverpool, New South Wales, Liverpool. In 1983, they moved to Sydney's north-western suburbs and hired the Baulkham Hills Public School hall to start a new church, Hills Christian Life Centre. The first service was he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Lentz
Stephen Carl Lentz (born November 6, 1978) is an American former pastor, notable for being a celebrity pastor, spiritual advisor to celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Kendall Jenner, and Selena Gomez and categorized as a hype-priest by '' GQ''. He was the lead pastor of Hillsong NYC until November 4, 2020, when he was fired by Hillsong Global Pastor Brian Houston for "leadership issues and breaches of trust, plus a recent revelation of moral failures." On May 31, 2021, the former nanny of Lentz's children accused him of bullying, abuse of power, and sexual abuse. Early life and education Carl Lentz was born in Williamsburg, Virginia. From 1998 to 2000, he attended North Carolina State University and was a walk-on basketball player on the school's men's basketball team. As an adult, he moved to Los Angeles to study at The King's College and Seminary. He then went on to study at Hillsong International Leadership College of Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. It was duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Of The Above (Hillsong United Album)
''All of the Above'' is the first studio album and overall eighth album by Hillsong United and the first of a three-part global project. The album includes a DVD containing three live worship tracks recorded at the 2006 Encounterfest youth conference, a sermon from Phil Dooley and a bonus features section. It debuted at No. 6 on the ARIA Albums Chart on 26 March 2007. It has also reached number 1 on the Billboard's Top Christian/Gospel Albums, No. 1 on the iTunes Christian music digital album sales, No. 1 on the Nielsen Christian SoundScan chart, and has moved to No. 60 on the Billboard US Top 200. Track listing A music video has been made for the album's song "Point of Difference" which was officially released and first shown at Jam United in July 2007. Awards In 2008, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Praise & Worship Album of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuben Morgan
Reuben Timothy Morgan (born 9 August 1975) is an Australian worship pastor at Hillsong Church and one of several worship leaders and songwriters in Hillsong Worship group. Prior to this he was a worship pastor at Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. He has written songs such as "Eagles Wings", "Hear Our Praises", " I Give You My Heart", "My Redeemer Lives" and " Mighty to Save", which won the Worship Song of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards. In 2005 his first solo worship album, '' World Through Your Eyes'', debuted at No. 3 in the ''Australian Christian Charts''. Biography In 2005, Morgan signed with Rocketown Records. The company released his debut album in the United States, but four of the original songs were removed in favour of cover versions of Hillsong songs written by Morgan. In addition, the remaining songs were remixed and the resulting songs had a heavier feel when compared to the softer pop-rock originals. Morgan has toured extensively around the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everyday (Hillsong United Album)
''Everyday'' is the first live praise and worship album by Hillsong United. Following the success of the EP ''One'', the album was recorded at the 1999 Hillsong Conference and released later that year. In 2000 the album was certified gold by Australian Recording Industry Association for shipment of 35000 units. Reception In April 2000 Tim Roberts of ''Cross Rhythms'' rated the album as 10 out of 10 and felt it provided "quality songs, first class musicianship and an exemplary live recording, but above all it draws you into the presence of God". Track listing # "Everyday" (Joel Houston) - 03:43 # "Jesus I Long" (Marty Sampson) - 02:45 # "On The Lord's Day" (Reuben Morgan Reuben Timothy Morgan (born 9 August 1975) is an Australian worship pastor at Hillsong Church and one of several worship leaders and songwriters in Hillsong Worship group. Prior to this he was a worship pastor at Hillsong Church in Sydney, ...) - 05:40 # "More" (Morgan) - 04:43 # "Heaven" (Morgan) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bass Guitar
The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and scale length, and typically four to six strings or courses. Since the mid-1950s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music. The four-string bass is usually tuned the same as the double bass, which corresponds to pitches one octave lower than the four lowest-pitched strings of a guitar (typically E, A, D, and G). It is played primarily with the fingers or thumb, or with a pick. To be heard at normal performance volumes, electric basses require external amplification. Terminology According to the ''New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', an "Electric bass guitar sa Guitar, usually with four heavy strings tuned E1'–A1'–D2–G2." It also defines ''bass'' as "Bass (iv). A contraction of Double bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillsong Young & Free
Hillsong Young & Free (also known as Hillsong Y&F or simply Young & Free or Y&F) is an Australian contemporary worship music group from Sydney, Australia, where they started making Christian music in 2012 at Hillsong Church. They have released four live albums: '' We Are Young & Free'' (2013), ''Youth Revival'' (2016), '' III Live'' (2018), and ''All of My Best Friends'' (2020); they have also released four studio albums: '' Youth Revival Acoustic'' (2017), '' III'' (2018), '' III (Studio Sessions)'' (2019), and '' III (Reimagined)'' (2019). Additionally, the group have released three EPs: '' This Is Living'' (2015), ''We Are Young & Free (The Remixes) - EP'' (2015), and ''Out Here on a Friday Where It Began'' (2021). Background The group formed in 2012 out of Sydney, Australia, where they were located at Hillsong Church. Their members are worship leaders Aodhan King, Alexander Pappas, Tyler Douglass, Renee Sieff, Ben Tan, and Melodie Wagner. Hillsong United (launched in 1998), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel V
Channel '' ("V" standing for the letter, not the Roman numeral "5") is a Chinese and former Asian pay television musical network originally launched by Star TV Hong Kong (now Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific). It was part of the unit of Disney International Operations, and was launched back in September 1991 to replace the first incarnation of MTV's Asian operation before it was shutdown on October 1, 2021. The Mainland Chinese version is later owned by Star China Media, and is still operational, since they're a subsidiary of China Media Capital. The Australian channels were later owned by Foxtel before their closure. Channel previously operated either a local feed or a relay of the international version in Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Thailand or localized versions in India, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and Australia. History Early years MTV Asia (15 September 1991–2 May 1994) Channel was originally launched on 15 September 1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Munns
Luke Andrew Munns (born 20 September 1980) is an Australian musician and the original drummer of Hillsong United, one of several worship bands to come out of Sydney's Hillsong Church's youth group. Munns is also a recording producer and songwriter. Munns was a member of Hillsong United from 1999 to 2006 but left to start the rock/indie/folk band LUKAS (later renamed to thelukasband) as lead singer/songwriter. He is a member of Hillsong Church, Australia. Munns was also the drummer for many Hillsong Church albums, and the band Able, which was composed of Marty Sampson, Michael Guy Chislett and Joel Houston, which won the Channel V Leg Up competition in 2001. Biography Early life Munns began playing piano, and wrote his first song at the young age of three years, and focused his efforts to playing drums and guitar from the age of seven. He is the oldest of four brothers. Able Munns joined the Hillsong youth band at age 13. At the same time as this, Munns met with fellow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Guy Chislett
Michael Guy Chislett (born 6 April 1982) is an Australian musician and producer. He is the lead guitarist and founding member of the Christian worship band Hillsong United and was the lead guitarist of the rock band the Academy Is... Career Hillsong United Chislett has played guitar on all Hillsong United albums excluding ''Look to You'' (2005) and '' Aftermath: Live in Miami'' (2012). These albums include 2019's ''People'' and 2015's ''Empires'', for which he was also the album's producer. In the United States, ''People'' sold 107,000 equivalent album units in its opening week, debuting at No. 2 on the mainstream ''Billboard'' 200 chart (dated 2 May). Being their third top ten appearance on ''Billboard'' 200, the album is the highest ranking appearance for Hillsong United on the chart, beating out the No. 5 debuts by 2015's ''Empires'' and 2013's ''Zion'', while breaking their best sales week record, formerly held by ''Empires''. ''People'' registered at No. 1 on ''Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
