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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5 Pastors Now Gone at Crossroads Christian Church, Elders Say Fired Lead Pastor Wanted 'Complete Control'
Two pastors resigned in protest from Crossroads Christian Church in Indiana Saturday after elders painted fired lead pastor Patrick Garcia, as a power-hungry, inexperienced leader who wanted "complete control."
Crossroads Christian Church Loses 3 Pastors, 2 Fired Over 'Philosophical Differences'
Elders of the multicampus Crossroads Christian Church in Indiana have reportedly fired two pastors in a dispute over "philosophical differences."
Trump Asks Pastor Brunson to Be 'Great Patriot Hostage;' Says US Will 'Pay Nothing' for Release
President Donald Trump asked American evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson who is currently under house arrest in Turkey to be a "great patriot hostage" as he declared that the U.S. will "pay nothing" for his release late Thursday.
Bethel Church Pastor 'Shocked' by Cancer, Remains Strong in Faith: 'Loving Jesus All the Way'
Beni Johnson, co-pastor of Bethel Church in Redding, California, is being treated for a cancer diagnosis that "shocked" her.
Judge Rules Self-Styled Prophet, Brian Carn's Business Partner Can't Keep Identity Secret in Paternity Suit
A Superior Court judge in Canada has ruled that Kofi Martin Danso, a self-styled prophet and leader of the multi-campus Miracle for All Nations church, cannot conceal his identity in a paternity lawsuit simply because he may suffer damage to his reputation and finances.
13-Y-O Boy Struck by Lightning Thanks God for Saving His Life
A 13-year-old boy who survived a lightning strike that doctors say was enough to stop his heart is now thanking God for sparing his life.
Canada's Largest Private Christian University Drops Ban on Same-Sex Relationships
Trinity Western University, Canada's largest privately-funded Christian university, will no longer require students to sign a Community Covenant agreeing to abstain from same-sex and other relationships outside marriage between a man and a woman.
All Florida School Buildings Required to Display 'In God We Trust'
Come the start of the new school year, all school buildings in Florida will have to conspicuously display the national motto "In God We Trust."
Minnesota Pastor Resigns Over Affair With Congregant, Escapes Criminal Charge
A Minnesota pastor resigned after confessing to an adulterous relationship with a married congregant. His resignation came after the congregant's husband reported him to police.
Evangelicalism's 'Newfound Obsession' With Social Justice Is Threat to Gospel, John MacArthur Says
Leader of Grace Community Church of Sun Valley, California, John MacArthur, who also serves as president of The Master's College and Seminary warned Monday that evangelicalism's "newfound obsession" with social justice is a threat to the Gospel.
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