The Wire

Serious concerns have been raised by teachers and experts about Hillsong’s ‘Shine’ program. The Church describes it as a “practical, life-equipping, values-based course”, and it’s being run in NSW public schools, numerous small community organisations and within the juvenile justice system. But critics say that the program reinforces gender stereotypes by focusing on the teenager’s physical appearance. The Greens say the program is a trojan horse designed to indoctrinate young girls with the Hillsong faith and want the program suspended.