Carl Lentz | Photo: ABC/The View "Lying" and "narcissistic behaviour" are just some of the things about Carl Lentz that concerned Hillsong founder Brian Houston. Lentz was fired as the pastor of Hillsong NYC last November for moral failures, and admitted to cheating on his wife. The scandal led to further allegations against the wider leadership of the New York church, including sexual relations between staff and volunteers, a culture of pandering to celebrities, and lavish spending of church funds. The allegations were investigated but the findings were not made public. Houston has already apologized for failings at the East Coast campus and promised to make changes.