NEW YORK, NY – Laura and Carl Lentz are ready to share their story after the infidelity scandal that rocked Hillsong Church. Simon & Schuster recently announced a forthcoming book by the former pastor and his wife that focuses on life after unfaithfulness.
Overcoming Infidelity: 10 Conversations to Help You Heal the Hurt is structured in a way that makes the reader feel as if he or she has a seat at Laura and Carl Lentz’s table. In the book, the celebrity couple shares their life story along with guidelines that may help those dealing with infidelity in their marriages.
“We are deeply hopeful this book helps people, because we’re not writing from a place of arrival,” Laura and Carl Lentz shared in a statement given exclusively to PEOPLE. “The title is intentional. Overcoming infidelity is very different than claiming we’ve overcome it.”
Carl Lentz became the subject of the Church world in 2021, when a former nanny alleged sexual abuse and manipulation. Lentz was the campus pastor at the Hillsong Church location in New York City at the time.
Brian Houston, senior leader of Hillsong Church, fired Carl Lentz for “moral failings” after it was revealed that the New York City campus pastor indeed cheated on his wife. Many expected Laura Lentz to divorce her husband on the grounds of infidelity. The pastor’s wife, however, chose to stay and work to repair the marriage.
“I stayed because I loved him,” Mrs. Lentz told the press in 2024. “I think sometimes you might have to go through some really dark, deep days or seasons or chapters,” she added. “And you can either flick that page and start again, or you just shut the book, you know? And I think we chose to flick the page and see what’s next.”
Whether or not Laura and Carl Lentz plan to return to the Church world as leaders remains a mystery. For the time being, though, the couple is excited to promote their forthcoming book.
“We believe this is work we’ll be doing for the rest of our lives, and there is healing in even knowing that,” Laura and Carl Lentz said of their journey to rebuilding their relationship.
“This book is a real-time account of what has helped — and continues to help — us keep choosing growth, honesty, and connection. It’s practical, it’s honest, and if these ideas are helping us, we truly believe they can help anyone.”
Overcoming Infidelity: 10 Conversations to Help You Heal the Hurt by Laura and Carl Lentz has a release date of October 20, 2026.