Megachurch pastor Carl Lentz of Hillsong NYC has pushed back against critics after admitting in his new book, Own the Moment, that he once convinced a homeless man to attend church by buying him a beer.
NJ.com pointed out in an interview with Lentz that the pastor has been receiving criticism over the revelation, with some raising the question: “Should a pastor be recruiting followers with alcohol?”
Lentz responded: “There’s always going to be criticism from within that’s going to be more frustrating, problematic, annoying than from outside. That’s just classic Christian faith stuff.
“It was happening when Jesus was walking the Earth, and it will always happen.”
Lentz has also drawn criticism for other incidents concerning alcohol, including online outrage back in August after he was spotted taking shots with pop star Justin Bieber at a bar.
The incident apparently occurred during Hillsong’s conference in New Zealand in March,…
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