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    Hipster Hillsong Pastor Fired - hangin with the biebs..

    NEW YORK (RNS) — In an email reportedly sent by Hillsong founding pastor, Brian Houston, to church staff and members of Hillsong East Coast on Wednesday afternoon (Nov 4), Houston announced the termination of Carl Lentz, the lead pastor for Hillsong NYC.

    The email, which was obtained by RNS, cited the reason for termination as "leadership issues and breaches of trust, plus a recent revelation of moral failures."

    "I know this will come as a shock to you, but please know that this action was not taken lightly and was done in the best interests of everyone, including Pastor Carl," Houston wrote.

    "Please understand that it would not be appropriate for us to go into detail about the events that led to this decision. However you can be assured that this decision was made in order to honor God and pastorally care for you, our East Coast family, Pastor Carl and his family," Houston continued.

    Lentz, 41, was one of a number of pastors GQ Magazine has described as "hypepriests" who lead churches frequented by celebrities. Friends and congregants include Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey Baldwin Bieber, as well as the Jenner sisters.
    Carl Lentz, pastor of Hillsong East Coast and Justin Bieber, terminated for 'moral failures' says church

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    Not surprised or shocked at all.

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    Not surprised or shocked at all.
    I'm a bit surprised Houston fired him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    I'm a bit surprised Houston fired him.
    Yep. That's what I thought when I first saw it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    I'm a bit surprised Houston fired him.
    Could be a matter of keeping up appearances externally until he decided to do something about things.

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    Carl Lentz was always a powder keg waiting to go off....celebrity status had deceived him. You don't need to be prophetic but it was easy to see this happening

    Some positives could come out if they address the issues of holiness and integrity above church growth and being trendy to appeal to people

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    BH is starting to get negative feedback for not being more open on what took place.
    He wants people to not gossip and slander but by withholding what happened it is making people speculate.

    BH doesn't need to tell the gory details but he needs to be more specific as Carl Lentz was a major figure in HS. Being more open can stop the lies and gossip getting out of control.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cardinal TT View Post
    BH is starting to get negative feedback for not being more open on what took place.
    He wants people to not gossip and slander but by withholding what happened it is making people speculate.

    BH doesn't need to tell the gory details but he needs to be more specific as Carl Lentz was a major figure in HS. Being more open can stop the lies and gossip getting out of control.
    "morale failure" is almost certain to mean that he either slept with or tried to sleep with someone else than his wife.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel View Post
    "morale failure" is almost certain to mean that he either slept with or tried to sleep with someone else than his wife.
    You could be right but Christians are already speculating what his moral failure means so that is why it needs to be stated more clearly

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cardinal TT View Post
    You could be right but Christians are already speculating what his moral failure means so that is why it needs to be stated more clearly
    Maybe they don't want to disclose the details for personal reasons. Some times these things are hung out in public for all to see, which isn't necessarily a good idea.

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