Brian Charles Houston is a New Zealand-Australian pastor and evangelist.

He was the founder and senior pastor at Hillsong Church, based in Sydney with locations around the world.

Brian Houston was also the National President of the Australian Christian Churches, the Australian branch of the Assemblies of God, from 1997 to 2009.

Brian Houston is married to Bobbie and they have three children; , Joel, Ben and Laura.

Joel Houston, the oldest is an Australian musician, songwriter, pastor, and leader in the Sydney-based band Hillsong United, a worship band of Hillsong Church.

Joel Houston was co-pastor at Hillsong NYC between 2010 and 2017. He is the head of the Christian worship band Hillsong United, for which he sings, plays guitar, and writes songs.

All of Brian Houston’s children are married and involved in the leadership of Hillsong Church.

In January 2022, Brian Houston stepped aside from his roles within the church, after being criminally charged in Australia for allegedly concealing sexual abuse of a child by his father, of which he became aware in the 1990s.

However, Brian Houston claimed that he is innocent and stated he intends to plead “not guilty”.