The origin story of Hillsong UNITED is a simple one, really. Joel Houston—son of the church’s senior pastors—and his buddies were worship leaders for the various generation ministries at the Sydney megachurch. They served their peers and amazing things were happening.
The church essentially handed Houston & Co. the keys to the kingdom—that is, they were trusted with crafting songs that would minister to their generation. The result was revolutionary.
And now, a decade-and-a-half after Hillsong Church decided to get all its young people together—middle school, high school and college—for a UNITED night of worship, a new generation[…]
