Leonardo Blair
Senior Reporter
Leonardo Blair is an award-winning investigative reporter and feature writer whose career spanned secular media in the Caribbean and New York City prior to joining The Christian Post in 2013. His early work with CP focusing on crime and Christian society quickly attracted international attention when he exposed a campaign by Creflo Dollar Ministries in 2015 to raise money from supporters to purchase a $65 million luxury jet. He continues to report extensively on church crimes, spiritual abuse, mental health, the black church and major events impacting Christian culture.
He is a 2007 alumnus of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he was an inaugural member of the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. He lives with his wife and two sons in New York City.
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Tony Evans will remain headliner for Christian cruise despite stepping away from pulpit
Despite stepping away from his pastoral duties at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship for “healing and restoration” after confessing to an undisclosed sin, renowned Evangelical leader Pastor Tony Evans will remain a headliner for a Christian cruise to the Mexican Riviera scheduled for this fall.
SBC amendment to permanently ban women pastors falls short
A proposed amendment to the Southern Baptist Convention's constitution, known as the Law Amendment, that would have permanently banned women from serving as pastors "as qualified by Scripture," fell 5 percentage points short of the required two-thirds support from messengers on Wednesday.
Pastor Tony Evans’ ‘sin’ confession stuns Christian community, sparks questions and prayers
Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship has declined to elaborate on the stunning decision of its influential leader, Pastor Tony Evans, to temporarily step down from his pastoral duties "due to sin" as followers of his massive public ministry offered prayers while wondering about the nature of the unnamed sin he confessed.
Pastor Tony Evans steps away from Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship leadership ‘due to sin’
The leader of the 11,000-member Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship church in Dallas, Texas, Pastor Tony Evans, is stepping away from his pastoral duties for a season of restoration "due to sin," the church announced.
Pastor Tom Pennington hospitalized after he ‘stops breathing’ in daughter’s arms
Countryside Bible Church’s Pastor-Teacher Tom Pennington has been hospitalized and is now on the mend after he suffered a “heart event” and stopped breathing in one of his daughter’s arms Friday morning while on vacation with his family, his church announced.
JD Greear warns SBC could lose minority churches with permanent ban on women pastors
As Southern Baptist Convention messengers prepare to vote on an amendment in their constitution, known as the Law Amendment, that would permanently ban women from serving as pastors “as qualified by Scripture,” the denomination’s former president J.D. Greear called it an “unwise” and “unnecessary” that could lead to a hemorrhaging of minority churches.
Joe Scarborough calls Trump’s description of relationship with God ‘beyond parody’
Former President and presumptive Republican 2024 presidential nominee Donald Trump says he believes his relationship with God is “good” as he professed his love for Evangelicals who have been faithfully praying for him and assuring him that he’s going to be OK.
Carl Lentz says he's recovering sex, prescription drug addict, speaks out on relationship with Brian Houston
As he continued his return to the spotlight Thursday, former Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz, whose ministry was derailed by an explosive sex scandal in November 2020, admitted he's a broken man recovering from a sex and prescription drug addiction who is “changing” for the better.
Blind woman denied entry into church because of guide dog
A blind Texas woman says she was unable to attend a church because officials wouldn't allow her guide dog inside their sanctuary.
Carl Lentz claims Hillsong Church browbeat him into signing NDA in firing
Former Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz claimed Tuesday that he was unable to speak publicly about his firing from Hillsong Church in 2020 because he was browbeaten into signing a non-disclosure agreement to collect severance pay from the megachurch headquartered in Australia.
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