I Interviewed Justin Bieber's Pastor (he surprised me…)

The Deep End With Lecrae · Jun 25, 2026 · 1h

From the time he was 7 years old, his dad told him: people like you and want to hear what you have to say. Judah Smith spent the next four decades finding out what that actually meant — and what it cost.

He became one of the most recognizable preachers in America. Known as Bieber's pastor. Called America's sexiest pastor. Put on the Mount Rushmore of celebrity pastors. And now, sitting across from Lecrae, he says the scariest thing he's ever admitted out loud: his critics might be right about him.

In this episode, Judah opens up about growing up 7th generation in a preaching family with real…