{"id":635944,"date":"2025-05-21T11:40:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T00:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hillsong.com\/collected\/?p=635944"},"modified":"2025-05-22T11:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T00:35:09","slug":"with-chanelle-murray-the-heartbeat-of-home-unity-and-belonging-in-every-detail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hillsong.com\/collected\/sv\/blog\/2025\/05\/with-chanelle-murray-the-heartbeat-of-home-unity-and-belonging-in-every-detail\/","title":{"rendered":"With Chanelle Murray\u2014The Heartbeat of Home: Unity and Belonging in Every Detail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tyv\u00e4rr \u00e4r denna artikel enbart tillg\u00e4nglig p\u00e5 Amerikansk Engelska<\/a>.<\/p>

Recently, I was visiting one of our Hillsong Churches and had the privilege of meeting a man whose story stayed with me. Born and raised in India in a Hindu home, he hadn\u2019t grown up in the church.
\nChristianity was new to him\u2014but after encountering Jesus, his life changed.<\/p>\n

He had visited two Hillsong locations in two different countries. What moved him most wasn\u2019t the size of the rooms or the music\u2014it was the heart he sensed in the people.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like I belonged,\u201d he told me. \u201cEven though I didn\u2019t know what went on behind the scenes, I could feel it in the details.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

That stirred me deeply. In a world often marked by division, here was someone experiencing the unity and belonging we pray for\u2014simply by walking through our doors.<\/p>\n

With that moment in my heart, I sat down with Chanelle Murray, one of our campus pastors at the Hills Campus in Australia. From the very beginning, I\u2019ve seen her passionate conviction for building churches that look like heaven\u2014where every culture, age, and background can find a place to belong.<\/p>\n

This is part of our conversation.<\/p>\n

Becoming Aware: The Lifelong Call to Belong<\/h3>\n

When I asked Chanelle what stirred her passion for unity and belonging, her answer came from her lived experience of a woman of color growing up in suburban Australia.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t something that started one day. It\u2019s something I\u2019ve always had to be aware of\u2014in school, at university, in the workplace. It\u2019s just… always been part of life.\u201d<\/p>\n

She spoke candidly about often feeling like an outsider. And yet when she came to Hillsong Church at age sixteen, something shifted.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the first space I saw the beauty of diversity reflected in worship, in community. I thought\u2014this must be what the Kingdom of God looks like.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

That initial sense of belonging ignited something deeper in her heart\u2014a desire to see that Kingdom diversity cultivated, protected, and championed.<\/p>\n

Listening First: Leading with Humility<\/h3>\n

I asked her about some of the challenges she has experienced in this space, and what she shared was a story from when she was a young adult\u2014and how it is still impacting her today.<\/p>\n

As a young youth leader, Chanelle was tasked with ministering to teens from difficult backgrounds. \u201cI had to learn quickly,\u201d she shared.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019d experienced in life was completely different than what they had. My advice didn\u2019t always connect.\u201d
\n<\/em>
\nThat experience shaped her pastoral approach today:<\/p>\n

\u201cAsk questions first. Then ask more.\u201d
\n<\/strong><\/em>
\nHer words reminded me of James 1:19 (NIV):
\n\u201cEveryone should be quick to listen, slow to speak…\u201d
\n<\/strong><\/em>
\nHumility is at the heart of unity.<\/p>\n

A Biblical Vision for the Body<\/h3>\n

When I asked what Scripture grounds her conviction, Chanelle pointed to 1 Corinthians 12\u2014the passage about the Body of Christ:<\/p>\n

\u201cJust as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body\u2014whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free\u2014and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many… If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be?\u201d (v.12-14,17 NIV)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Her takeaway:
\n\u201cWe need each other. Different voices. Different backgrounds. Different thinking. Great minds don\u2019t all think alike. \u201c
\n<\/strong><\/em>
\nIn the Kingdom, differences are essential.<\/p>\n

Jesus: The Model of Radical Belonging<\/h3>\n

Chanelle described Jesus as the ultimate example of embracing the outsider.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes we complicate things,\u201d<\/em> she reflected–
\n\u201cbut Jesus lived simply:<\/em><\/p>\n

He saw people. He walked with people. He welcomed the ones no one else would.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

One bold example is found in Luke 17, when Jesus healed ten men with leprosy. These men lived on the margins of society, physically isolated and relationally forgotten. But Jesus stopped, saw them, and healed them. What happened next is deeply telling:<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus\u2019 feet and thanked him\u2014and he was a Samaritan. Jesus asked, \u2018Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u2014Luke 17:15\u201318 (NIV)<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s no accident that Jesus highlights the one who returned\u2014the outsider, the Samaritan. It\u2019s another glimpse of Jesus’ ministry: calling the unseen seen and restoring dignity.<\/p>\n

A Church That Sees You<\/h3>\n

One of the most beautiful moments in our conversation was when Chanelle shared a recent experience at Sisterhood United Night. A video played showing a woman styling another woman\u2019s textured hair. \u201cIt was just a few seconds,\u201d she said, \u201cbut I texted someone straight away and said, \u2018If I had seen that kind of image in high school, I would\u2019ve felt so seen.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Little things matter.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s in the little choices\u2014the image on the screen, the word spoken on stage, the face that greets you at the door\u2014that people experience belonging.<\/p>\n

Generations Together<\/h3>\n

Chanelle also lit up when speaking of the older generation at Hills Campus:<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are pillars of prayer in our church\u2014men and women who lift us up weekly. We are not just a young church. And that\u2019s something we should be proud of.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This is the beauty of a multi-generational church.<\/p>\n

Psalm 145:4 says, \u201cOne generation commends your works to another; they tell of your <\/strong><\/em>mighty acts.\u201d<\/strong><\/em>
\nUnity is richer when the generations walk together.<\/p>\n

On Being a Woman in Leadership<\/h3>\n

When I asked Chanelle what it\u2019s like leading as a woman, she got honest: \u201cI think many women disqualify themselves before they even begin. They think they have to have it all together. But you don\u2019t.\u201d
\n<\/em>
\nShe dreams of a church where more women step in boldly\u2014not after they\u2019ve figured everything out, but while they\u2019re still trusting Jesus to guide the way.<\/em><\/p>\n

One Church, One Prayer<\/h3>\n

As our conversation drew to a close, I asked her about Jesus\u2019 prayer in John 17:20b-21<\/strong>(NIV):<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c…that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Her voice softened:<\/p>\n

\u201cI love that verse. It reminds me that in Christ, we are not \u2018us and them.\u2019 We are one. That oneness breaks down barriers\u2014cultural, generational, relational.\u201d
\n<\/em>
\nUnity calls us forward, together.<\/p>\n

A Seat at the Table<\/h3>\n

Chanelle described her favorite image at the Hills Campus: banquet tables in the foyer, especially at the 6pm service.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not just \u2018Welcome Home\u2019 on a screen. It\u2019s a real invitation: Come sit. Tell us your story. Your voice matters here.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

That, she said, is what home really looks like\u2014not just an open door, but a seat at the table.<\/p>\n

The Dream: A Church That Doesn\u2019t Need to Say It<\/h3>\n

When I asked Chanelle what dream God\u2019s placed on her heart for Hillsong, her response was simple and profound:<\/p>\n

\u201cThat no one would ever have to ask if we value unity and belonging. That they\u2019d see it everywhere. In every room. In every detail.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

May we be that kind of church. One where unity and belonging don\u2019t need to be explained\u2014they\u2019re simply experienced.
\n<\/em>
\nJust like the man I met that day.
\nJust like Chanelle.
\nJust like Jesus prayed for. That we may be one. (John 17:21 NIV)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Written by:
\nUnity & Belonging Program Manager
\nMaria Hansen-Quine<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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