Adam Tyson, senior pastor at Placerita Bible Church, has been seen sharing sermons around the country to the masses gathered at Kanye West’s Sunday Service events over the last few months, and he recently shared that he also leads a weekly bible study for the rap superstar.

Tyson was interviewed on The Pure Flix Podcast, where he described how he initially came into contact with West, his experience preaching at Kanye’s Sunday Services and what’s next for the pastor in his collaboration with the world famous West.

The 43-year-old preacher’s path into ministry began when he decided to leave behind his career as a physician’s assistant in Savannah, Georgia after he continued to become more involved in his local church.

That decision eventually led him to The Master’s Seminary, where he received his Master’s of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry, according to his bio.

Tyson went on to lead a congregation of several hundred people at Placerita Bible Church in Santa Clarita, but his reach was about to become much larger when a member of his church who works in the music industry invited West to attend.

“He came,” said Tyson. “And I didn’t even realize he was there, I was just preaching away. He kind of came in and slipped out.”

Members of the congregation told Tyson after the service that West had been there, and he was surprised but assumed that was the last they’d see of him. However, that assumption would prove to be incorrect.

“So he comes again the second week — same thing. Then he skipped a week, and then he came a third week. After the third week, he hung out in the back of the church, and when I was done preaching, he (said), ‘Hey, pastor, can I talk to you?’” Tyson said. “And we had a 15-minute conversation where he was so excited to tell me what God was teaching him, how Christ had changed him, and wanted to talk more about it.”

That first conversation was in the first weekend of June, and it sparked a fellowship between Tyson and West as the two began to meet weekly to discuss their faith.

“After we met a few times, then we decided to start a bible study,” Tyson said. “So while he was still in the LA area, we started a Bible study on Tuesday nights, and I would just go down, preach the gospel, preach the word and do a little bit of a Q-&-A.”

The Bible study’s attendance typically numbered anywhere from 20 to 50 people, according to Tyson.

When West informed Tyson that he had bought a ranch in Cody, Wyoming and was moving there, Tyson assumed that would be the end of their Bible study, but to his surprise, West asked him to keep the study going.

Tyson agreed, and has now made multiple trips to visit the ranch for their weekly study as well, which also led to Tyson providing West feedback on the lyrics to songs from his upcoming album, “Jesus is King.”

“It’s not like I’m writing the song; it’s all of his work. He’s the complete creative kind of guy who’s the musician,” Tyson said. “I’m just making comments the way I see it and on how to articulate the gospel more clearly, and then how to include a component of worship, which, that was his idea.”

West has made similar comments publicly, including stating that he only intends to make gospel music going forward, and Tyson confirmed the conviction behind West’s statements.

“It’s true. He wants to just sing Christian music. I asked him, what does he want to do, and he (said), ‘I want to take all of my time, all of my talent, all of my resources to sing for God,’” Tyson said. “So we talked specifically about secular music versus Christian music, and he (said), ‘From now on, all I want to do is serve Christ. I want every song that I sing to have part of my testimony, to include the gospel and to include the element of worship to our great God. That’s what I want to do.’”

West’s desire to share gospel music with his audience can be seen at his Sunday Service performances, which he has brought to locations across the nation, including Detroit, New York and Coachella, among others.

The “service” typically features a full church choir, sparse performances from West himself of his own songs, frequently with updated lyrics to reflect his more spiritual direction, and have now come to include a brief sermon from Tyson.

“He’s committed to do Sunday Service every weekend. It’s an interesting thing. It’s really a social phenomenon,” Tyson said.

Tyson says the response to his messages has been overwhelmingly positive, whether from the choir, members of the crowd or West himself.

“We’re just taking it one week at a time. He wanted my input on what Sunday Service will be in the future,” Tyson said. “I shared with him some thoughts about what we’re doing and how to continue. We’re just dialoguing about it and praying for God’s wisdom.”

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