Hillsong Music and Spiritually Shallow "Worship"

Hillsong Church, despite its global popularity and influence, has consistently proven to be a breeding ground for false converts. Its alluring blend of contemporary music and celebrity culture often obscures its theological deficiencies. Throughout its history, the organization has employed many non-Christians, even those who oppose biblical Christianity, including openly, practicing homosexuals to lead their worship choir, and Marty Sampson, a prominent Hillsong worship leader and songwriter, who publicly renounced his faith after gaining fame.

Despite the ongoing scandals, including its multiple sex scandals, with Hillsong, churches around the world that are engulfed in the movement will continue to play Hillsong's music. None of these scandals will faze them—and even for those who are aware of these scandals, shallow worship leaders and pastors will attempt to write it off and separate Hillsong's music from the movement itself. It's just how the spiritually shallow work.

The global organization known as Hillsong is a popular, worldly organization that really only masquerades as a church but attracts celebrities and carnal-minded people who would rather not have to deal with the “mundane,” such as biblical theology and actual Christian teaching, and would rather just be entertained. Hillsong has found a niche; they've figured out how to produce a product and sell it. That's exactly what they do. Hillsong's business model understands that the vast majority of the professing Church wants entertainment, and to be able to produce a product that fills that niche is exactly how Hillsong became so rich and famous, to begin with.

So, what is so attractive about the music at Hillsong? For one thing, it is as the title of this article implies, shallow. It is theologically shallow and most of it does not reflect on the true nature and character of God. Hillsong music is not designed to glorify God, it is designed to garner a response from a larger clientele that desires more. The global Church is largely apostate, and apostate music is what the global Church wants. They do not want music that focuses on God's good mercy because of our sin. Why, because most of them have not actually received that mercy. They simply want music that makes them feel good.