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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Christians urged to pray as American missionary pilot is abducted in Niger
Prayers are now going up around the world for American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout after he was reportedly kidnapped from his home in the highly secure Château 1 neighborhood of Niamey, the capital of Niger in West Africa.
Former female youth minister Lindsey Whiteside arrested again on child sex abuse charge
Former youth minister Lindsey Whiteside who was recently sentenced in a controversial decision to just three years of house arrest and seven years of probation for child sexual abuse in DeSoto County, Mississippi, has been rearrested on new charges this time by federal authorities.
Judge who sentenced female youth pastor to house arrest for child sex abuse recuses himself
Following public backlash and a strong rebuke from the District Attorney for DeSoto County in Mississippi Matthew Barton, Special Circuit Court Judge Andrew Howorth has recused himself from the child sexual abuse case of former youth minister Lindsey Whiteside.
Fred Luter, SBC’s first and only black president, announces retirement from church leadership
Citing his advancing age and a need to plan for the future, Fred Luter Jr., the longtime senior pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, who served as the Southern Baptist Convention’s first and only black president, has announced his retirement as the church’s leader.
Former youth pastor Daniel Mayfield gets 20 years in prison for possession of child porn
Daniel Kellan Mayfield, a former youth pastor in South Carolina who pleaded guilty to possession of child sex abuse images last December, was sentenced to a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for his crime on Tuesday.
15-year-old girl killed by boyfriend was ‘spectacular young woman,’ pastor says
Chanelle Alvarez, a 15-year-old girl who was shot dead inside her home, allegedly by her 16-year-old boyfriend on Saturday morning, was a “spectacular young woman,” according to the pastor of a church where she previously attended summer camp programs.
TD Jakes voluntarily dismisses defamation lawsuit against man who accused him of sexual assault
After nearly a year of dueling filings and a failed effort to recover more than $76,000 in legal fees, Bishop T.D. Jakes has voluntarily dismissed a defamation lawsuit against ex-pastor-turned-registered sex offender Duane Youngblood, who accused Jakes of sexually assaulting him 40 years ago.
With thousands of churches as clients, Gloo seeks to raise $100M in IPO to advance human flourishing
With more than 140,000 churches, ministry and non-profit leaders already using its services, Gloo, a leading technology platform connecting the faith ecosystem to advance human flourishing, has filed an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise up to $100 million.
Nearly 40% of Gen Z women identify as atheist, agnostic or have no faith: Barna
As they grapple with a profound disconnection from their parents and older adults in general, nearly 40% of young adult women in Generation Z now identify as religiously unaffiliated, according to new data released by Barna Research, which comes as other studies have shown that men are starting to outpace women in other key spiritual indicators.
Mississippi DA calls out gender bias as female youth pastor gets house arrest for child sexual abuse
A district attorney in Mississippi has slammed what he sees as gender bias after a female former youth pastor was sentenced to just three years of house arrest and seven years of additional probation for child sexual abuse.
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