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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Kirk Franklin draws ire of Christians for dress, gyrating performance at Jamaican gospel concert
Gospel artist Kirk Franklin is drawing the ire of conservative Christians in Jamaica for gyrating and flexing his biceps while ministering in a tank top and shorts at “Fun in the Son,” a popular annual gospel concert sponsored by Best Dressed Chicken, a brand of the company, Jamaica Broilers Group, which is well-known for their commitment to Judeo-Christian values.
Pastor accused of sexually assaulting ‘God daughters’ accepts plea deal
A Nevada pastor who was indicted a year ago on multiple charges of sexual assault and child abuse of a family member and two women he called his “God daughters” accepted a plea deal Monday to avoid a criminal conviction of the allegations in court.
Pastor John Lindell apologizes for inviting Alex Magala, Mark Driscoll to men’s conference
Pastor John Lindell of James River Church in Missouri apologized to his congregation Sunday for inviting professional sword swallower Alex Magala and Pastor Mark Driscoll to the church’s Stronger Men's Conference after a firestorm erupted over Driscoll’s controversial rebuke of Magala’s performance as demonic.
Sword swallower Alex Magala says he has no children, wasn't born-again 10 years ago
While expressing appreciation for Pastor John Lindell’s full-throated attempt at portraying him as a bonafide born-again Christian and family man, professional sword swallower Alex Magala, whose recent performance at James River Church’s Stronger Men’s Conference in Missouri was criticized as demonic by Pastor Mark Driscoll, says he has no kids and did not get saved 10 years ago.
Pastor John Lindell claims Mark Driscoll tried to divide his church and family, urges him to repent
James River Church Pastor John Lindell accused Pastor Mark Driscoll of attempting to overthrow him as the leader of his church and dividing his family and congregation by unfairly attacking a performance by a professional sword swallower and admitted male stripper at the Stronger Men’s Conference in Missouri.
Families react to murders of Jilian Kelley, Veronica Butler as judge denies bond for suspects
Family members and friends of late mothers Veronica Butler, 27, and pastor's wife Jilian Kelley, 39, reacted with raw emotion in court Wednesday as a judge denied bail to the four suspects charged with their murders, including the paternal grandmother of Butler's children.
Alex Magala hits back at Mark Driscoll, says he's Christian, sword performance was meant to inspire
Alex Magala, the aerial sword-swallower and acrobat who admitted he stripped for gay men and women as a younger man, says he is Christian and called Pastor Mark Driscoll's recent criticism of his performance at James River Church's Stronger Men's Conference in Missouri, an "uninformed" position.
County GOP chair among suspects charged with murder of pastor’s wife Jilian Kelley, Veronica Butler
Two bodies recovered by investigators in rural Texas County, Oklahoma, on Sunday have been identified as missing pastor's wife Jilian Kelley, 39, and 27-year-old Veronica Butler as one of the suspects in the murder case has been identified as the Cimarron County GOP chair.
International House of Prayer Kansas City denies report it plans to close
International House of Prayer Kansas City has denied a report that the ministry is in the process of shutting down but says it's in a restructuring phase that will shutter some aspects of its operations this year, including its school of ministry.
New York church sued for gender bias picks male pastor again, continuing 200-year tradition
Kevin R. Johnson, founding pastor of Dare to Imagine Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recommended to take the helm of the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City, ensuring that the church’s long line of male pastors remains unbroken after the church was sued earlier this year by a woman who sought to become the congregation’s first female pastor.
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