Reviewed by George Luke

Australian megachurch Hillsong's continued rise is one of evangelical culture's biggest success stories of the late 20th century. But there's a thin line between growth and hegemony - and albums like this one make me fear that we may have crossed that line without noticing. This album follows the same pattern as all the other Hillsong albums you may have heard before - MOR pop worship songs performed live in a stadium-like setting - but features four artists who are household names to Hispanic believers: Colombian singer Alex Campos, Marcos Witt (an American who was raised in Mexico) and popular Mexican CCM artists Marco Barrientos and Marcela Gandara. Barrientos and Gandara are new names to me, but I have heard much of the other two's work and I have met Alex Campos in person. And maybe that's why I find this album such a frustrating listen: it just leaves you with the impression that the true nature of Hillsong's 'Global Project' is to spread a standardised sound or style of Australian stadium pop rock worship music all over the world, rather than to showcase the diversity that exists in the global Body of Christ. Bit of a wasted opportunity, really. . .

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