Brian Houston
Senior Pastor - Hillsong Church
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Brian is passionate about the Cause of Christ, consumed with seeing people come into relationship with Jesus and committed to championing the cause of the local church - globally.
With over 30 years of leadership and ministry experience, Brian's commitment and ability to present the timeless message of Christ in a relevant and practical way has seen countless lives impacted. It has also caused him to become a sought after speaker both nationally and internationally. His is a message of personal effectiveness to individuals and families inspiring them to live lives that reach beyond themselves to help others.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, in February 1954, Brian's parents Frank and Hazel were then Salvation Army officers. When Brian was three, his parents joined the Assemblies of God in New Zealand, and began pastoring an AOG Church in Lower Hutt, near Wellington, where Brian, his brother and three sisters spent their childhood.
After completing school, Brian went to Bible College for three years. Shortly after completing College, he met Bobbie on Papamoa Beach in New Zealand during a Christian convention. They were married in 1977.
In 1978, Brian and Bobbie moved to Sydney from New Zealand where Brian served at Sydney Christian Life Centre, Darlinghurst as Assistant Pastor to his father, Frank. In 1980 he planted a church on the Central Coast, and then another in Liverpool a year later, both of which are still thriving churches today.
In 1983, Brian saw a need in Sydney's north-western suburbs for a contemporary, life-filled, Bible-based church, and started Hills Christian Life Centre in the Baulkham Hills Public School hall on Sunday 14 August 1983 with just 45 people. It is now Hillsong Church, which comprises four major worship centers (Baulkham Hills, Waterloo, Southwest and Brisbane) plus a citywide network of connect groups, extension services across the city, and growing congregations in London, Kiev, Cape Town, Paris, Stockholm and Moscow.
Brian and Bobbie and their three grown children – Joel, Ben & Laura- all live in Sydney, Australia. Joel is a gifted musician and songwriter who is the Creative Director of Hillsong Church. Ben is married to Lucille and together they are pastors of Hillsong's Northern Beaches Extension Service. Their youngest, Laura, is married to Peter and works for the church as the Head of Marketing and Creative Design. In 2008, Ben and Lucille welcomed their first daughter and the Houstons first granddaughter, Savannah Winter, into the family.
