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Former Hillsong Pastor Carl Lentz In Outpatient Treatment for Mental Illness
asked to step down from leadership at the Christian megachurch in November for «moral failings.»A source tells ET that Lentz will be actively seeking treatment at an outpatient facility that specializes in depression, anxiety, and pastoral burnout.The source says Lenz is seeking treatment in an effort to improve himself for his family, and he is dedicated to getting the help he needs as his family supports him.The pastor — who was once very close with Justin Bieber and acted as a spiritual adviser to the singer -- was a leader at Hillsong for over 10 years before the church asked him to step down in November.Lentz later addressed his departure in a lengthy Instagram post in which he admitted that he had cheated on his wife of 17 years,