Carl Lentz seeks treatment after being dismissed from Hillsong Church for “moral failures.”
Several media reported that Lentz was getting help at an outpatient facility that focuses on treating depression, anxiety and “pastoral burnout.” Both People and Page six sources cited to report on this development.
E! News has reached out to Lentz’s representative for comment and has yet to receive a response.
Global Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church Brian Houston released a statement on Nov. 4 to announce that Lentz had been fired from the church. Houston listed “a recent revelation of moral failures” among the reasons for the dismissal.
Lentz, 41, released a statement on November 5 to admit he had been unfaithful to his wife Laura Lentz.
“When you step out of an empty place, you make choices that have real and painful consequences,” he writes. “I have been unfaithful in my marriage, the most important relationship of my life, and I am held accountable for it. This failure is on me, and I alone and I take full responsibility for my actions. “
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