![]() I now begin a journey of rebuilding trust with my wife, Laura and my children and taking real time to work on and heal my own life and seek out the help that I need. This failure is on me, and me alone and I take full responsibility for my actions. ![]() I was unfaithful in my marriage, the most important relationship in my life and held accountable for that. When you lead out of an empty place, you make choices that have real and painful consequences. Laura and I and our amazing children have given all that we have to serve and build this church and over the years I did not do an adequate job of protecting my own spirit, refilling my own soul and reaching out for the readily available help that is available. When that does not happen, a change needs to be made and has been made in this case to ensure that standard is upheld. That it honors the church, and that it honors God. When you accept the calling of being a pastor, you must live in such a way that it honors the mandate. Leading this church has been an honor in every sense of the word and it is impossible to articulate how much we have loved and will always love the amazing people in this church. This is a hard ending to what has been the most amazing, impacting and special chapter of our lives. ![]() “Our time at HillsongNYC has come to an end. Read Lentz’s full statement here, as posted on Instagram: They are known for their hip, young crowd and style (Lentz was sometimes called the skinny jeans pastor) and producing contemporary worship music that many other churches purchase and perform for their services. Hillsong Church says about 100,000 people attend their services each week around the world. Many followers and members of Hillsong were left wondering what happened, and called for more transparency from the charismatic, non-denominational church on social media. 4 that Lentz, known for drawing in young celebrities like Justin Bieber and Kendall Jenner, would be immediately removed due to breaches of trust with leadership and “moral failures” but did not go into detail about what happened. Lead pastor Brian Houston said in a statement Nov. Carl Lentz, lead pastor of Hillsong Church NYC, says the Sydney-based megachurch removed him from his role Wednesday because he had been unfaithful to his wife Laura.
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