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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Elder convicted of killing wife attended church of pastor who cursed congregation for Movado watch
Robert Harris, a former church elder who was charged with killing his wife after less than two years of marriage, has been convicted of first-degree murder.
Hillsong Church Australia suffers marked drop in giving, attendance amid COVID-19, scandals: report
Hillsong Church Australia suffered significant drops in both giving and church attendance in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic marched into its second year and a series of sex and financial scandals enveloped the denomination in the U.S. and Australia.
Hillsong Church making changes amid financial abuse lawsuit, Phil Dooley says
Hillsong Church’s Interim Global Senior Pastor Phil Dooley says changes to the organizational structure of the denomination are currently underway after a suspended employee alleged in a recent lawsuit that the Australia-based megachurch misappropriated donations and gave "large cash gifts" to former Global Senior Pastor Brian Houston, his family and other church leaders.
First Baptist Fort Lauderdale sold $1.2M property for ‘higher’ than assessed value, church reveals
Responding to withering allegations that church leaders discreetly sold a prime piece of real estate in downtown Fort Lauderdale worth more than $1.2 million for just "$10 and other good and valuable considerations," First Baptist Fort Lauderdale leaders revealed late Thursday that the land was sold for “considerably higher than the appraised value.”
Success in school more favorable for students who live with married, biological parents: study
While society has increasingly embraced alternative families like single-parent homes and step-families, a new Institute for Family Studies research brief suggests students who live with their married biological parents perform better in school.
Church sells prime real estate worth $1.2M for ‘$10 and other good and valuable considerations’
Leaders of the historic First Baptist Fort Lauderdale church in Florida have been accused of discreetly selling a prime piece of the church’s property in downtown Fort Lauderdale worth more than $1.2 million for just “$10 and other good and valuable considerations” to a New York City-based global real estate development and investment firm.
Pastor apologizes after cursing 'broke' congregation for not buying him luxury watch
A Missouri pastor has apologized after a video clip in which he threw a spiritualized tantrum from the pulpit and called his congregation "broke, busted and disgusted" and "cheap sons and daughters" for not "honoring" him with a watch from the luxury brand Movado went viral.
Pastor calls for end to gun violence after second son is shot dead
A Louisiana pastor is calling for an end to gun violence in her neighborhood days after she lost a second son in a fatal shooting that occurred near her home and her church.
Pastor Tavner Smith confirms Venue Church is in foreclosure, says his first reaction was fear
Pastor Tavner Smith of the once-popular Venue Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has confirmed that the $4.86 million property where his congregation gathers for worship each Sunday is in foreclosure, saying he was initially scared when he saw the notice from the bank.
Hillsong Church allegedly made 'large cash gifts' to founder Brian Houston, family: lawsuit
Though Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston boasted about his denomination’s “record of excellence in financial accountability globally and an unwavering commitment to financial integrity” just over a year ago, a new lawsuit filed by a suspended employee alleges the megachurch misappropriated donations and gave "large cash gifts" to Houston, his family and other church leaders.
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