Former Hillsong Pastor Carl Lentz Regrets Losing Justin Bieber’s Trust after Scandal

Former Hilson East Coast Rev. Carl Lenz expressed regret over breaking the trust he had with the pop singer; Grammy Award-winning artist, Justin Bieber. Lenz, fired in 2020 due to leadership issues and extramarital affairs, spoke about his previous friendship with Bieber in an interview with “.A powerful pursuit“Last August, Church leaders It has been reported.

“When people like Justin who supported us and trusted us, when you're at a certain level of fame, the only thing you have with someone is everything you have,” explained Lentz. “They don't need money. People don't need your opportunity, and When you have that trust It's been violatedbecause that's everything we had.

“My relationship with him and others was built purely on trust, so depending on how you held it, it Really It's devastating,” he added. “So I think I have a relationship with him, I'm with him and I a lot Others were taking drugs in my mess, so I hated it. ”

At one point, Lenz was a pastor and leader of Beaver. This includes baptizing the pop singer in the bathtub of NBA champion Tyson Chandler after Bieber insisted on him. Being baptized After professing his faith Jesus. In his time A pastor of Hillsong New York, Lentz was friends with several celebrities, including Bieber, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Kylie Jenner, Kevin Durant and Tyson Chandler.

Lenz pointed out that the media often uses these celebrities, including those he was friends with.

“I know people are obsessed with clickbait,” Lenz said. “[Meaning] If you put it [Bieber’s] In the name of the algorithm, you get 10 times the feedback [it would have]…And I made this chapter [before]. ”

When answering questions about Beaver, Lenz said. Really General. “

“We had a great relationship. I knew. he Since he It was The seeds Like a young, up-and-coming teenager. And seeing him flourish now is a man wonderful. ”

“But you know, that's sad,” added Lenz.

clock: Carl Lentz on his events, scandals, downfalls and redemptions

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Milton Quintanira He is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributor writer for Crosswalkheadlines and host of For Soul Podcast, a podcast dedicated to the Bible and Bible truth of The Sound. He has a master of divinity from the Alliance Theological Seminary.

It was originally published on March 7th, 2025.