Mark Driscoll, the former pastor of Mars Hill church in Seattle, who was invited to speak at the 2015 Hillsong conference. Photograph- ABC News

Mark Driscoll, the former pastor of Mars Hill church in Seattle, who was invited to speak at the 2015 Hillsong conference. Photograph- ABC News

Hillsong church

Mark Driscoll, the former pastor of Mars Hill church in Seattle, who was invited to speak at the 2015 Hillsong conference. Photograph- ABC News

Hillsong church has responded to a backlash over its invitation to US pastor Mark Driscoll, who once compared women to ‘penis houses’, to speak at its 30,000-strong conference. Photograph- Mick Tsikas:AAP