Axed Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz has ended speculation a few possible return to the pulpit by announcing the launch of a latest podcast.
Lentz was fired in November 2020 after admitting to adultery and has spent the previous couple of years working on his marriage and spending time along with his family.
After avoiding the limelight for a while, last 12 months he revealed that he had joined the team at Transformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as a “strategist”.
Last week he and wife Laura teased a “latest chapter” was coming of their life, sparking speculation that Lentz might need been planning to return to frontline ministry.
That is just not the case, nevertheless, as he has now confirmed on his Instagram that they’re launching a latest podcast as an alternative.Â
The “Lights On” podcasts releases on 4 June and can delve into his journey towards recovery within the hopes that it is going to help other people heal from their “bad selections”.
In a video posted to Instagram in regards to the latest podcast, Lentz said, “No I’m not back. That guy is gone.”
“My selections, and the road toward recovery taught me how helpful it’s to have people share vulnerably the impact of their bad selections, the pain they caused, and the pain they suffered that led them to make those selections, and what they’ve discovered will be helpful and healing,” he said.Â
Lentz said he hoped “that in sharing those things from my story and asking others to share theirs, it is going to be helpful, hopeful and healing.”
He added, “I’m thankful for where we’re today,. To be confident of the long run, content in the current and healed enough to talk to the past is miraculous. If we will make it, anybody can … thanks for all of the love and support!”
