Bobbie Houston | |
|---|---|
| Born | Roberta Lee Houston 16 January 1957 |
| Occupation | Pastor |
| Spouse(s) | Brian Houston |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | bobbiehouston |
Roberta Lee Houston[1] (born 16 January 1957), better known as Bobbie Houston, is a New Zealand-born Australian of Tongan descent and a Pentecostal pastor in the Australian Christian Churches.[2] Houston and her husband, Brian, founded and are the Senior Pastors of the Hillsong Church in Baulkham Hills, Sydney, Australia.[3]
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, and a church in 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.[4] The first service was held on Sunday 14 August 1983 and is today Hillsong Church.[5] Hillsong Church is located in major cities around the world.
The Colour Your World Women's Conference is hosted by Houston and the Hillsong team host in Sydney, London, the US, Cape Town and Kiev annually.
Ministry
Houston runs the weekly women's ministry of Hillsong. In 1997 she also started the annual Colour Your World Women's Conference.
The Colour Sisterhood is a foundation set up by Hillsong Church through Hillsong Women, the women's ministry of the church.
Children
Houston's three grown children, Joel, Ben and Laura Toganivalu also live in Sydney, USA and Honduras.
Bibliography
Bobbie Houston has written several books. Below are details about her bibliography.
| Title | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heaven is in This House | 2001 | ISBN 095773364X | |
| "I'll Have What She's Having | 2008 | ISBN 0849919770 | |
| The Sisterhood | 2016 | ISBN 1455592498 | |
| Stay The Path | 2017 | ISBN 1455592528 |
References
- ^ "Laura Toggs on Instagram: "Unlocked now on @thesecretgardentv EP018 ���� This is Roberta Lee Houston, affectionately known as @bobbiehouston and to me "Mum"! She is everything kind, selfless, thoughtful, hard-working and world-changing! It's safe to say..."". Instagram. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Masters, Kim (12 February 2014) Rough Seas on 'Noah': Darren Aronofsky Opens Up on the Biblical Battle to Woo Christians (and Everyone Else). Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Biblical profits". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ Australian Story – Interview with Bobbie Houston Archived 22 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Abc.net.au (1 August 2005). Retrieved on 8 November 2015.
- ^ "About Hillsong". myhillsong.com. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
External links
- Brian and Bobbie Houston's website
- Hillsong Sisterhood's website
- Hillsong Church website
- Houston, Bobbie (1957–) in The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia