![]() The day after the announcement of his firing, Lentz went to Instagram, sharing that he “was unfaithful in my marriage, the most important relationship in my life and held accountable for that. ![]() Lentz was fired from Hillsong’s New-York based campus of the megachurch in 2020 after a "revelation of moral failures.” Lentz baptizes Bieber: Carl Lentz, former Hillsong pastor who baptized Justin Bieber, accused of sexual abuse 'Full responsibility' 'Encouraging': What the latest Hillsong scandal says about the #ChurchToo movement The move will mark Lentz's first staff position at a church since being fired from Hillsong. We believe that this is part of what it looks like for the church to be the church." "We pray that Carl, Laura, and their family experience not only their own restoration, but help others experience restoration by using their triumphs and failures to create resources for the body of Christ at large. "We believe in Carl, his marriage, his skill set, and his restoration," she said. "After two years of Carl being in his own discovery and healing process, he has shown readiness to use his God-given gifts towards the local church again," Tulsa's Transformation Church Executive Pastor Tammy McQuarters released in a statement to USA TODAY Thursday afternoon. Lentz, who once ministered to Justin Bieber and other stars, was a pastor at Hillsong, until he was fired in 2020 after having an extramarital affair. Embattled former New York pastor Carl Lentz joined has joined a Midwest mega church as a strategist, according to the church's executive pastor.
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