Tennessee pastor evangelizes to 2,000 celebrities including Trump, Ozzy

For the previous decade, Tennessee youth pastor Dylan Novak has made it his mission to share the Gospel with a few of the world’s most recognizable celebrities—from presidents and rock legends to A-list film stars—one customized Bible at a time.

What began as a interest of attending Comedian Con occasions as an adolescent and beginning conversations about religion along with his favourite actors has grown right into a full-fledged ministry. Novak estimates he has preached the gospel to greater than 2,000 public figures, together with President Donald Trump, Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves, Sydney Sweeney and others.

Novak mentioned he first realized the necessity to attain well-known individuals with the gospel at age 13 after studying an interview with “Superman” actress Margot Kidder, who recognized as an atheist.

“At some point I spotted that these celebrities, these individuals we admire, these individuals who have introduced us a lot pleasure over time with their leisure work, their souls, similar to you, similar to me, who’re on their strategy to heaven or hell,” he instructed Fox Information Digital.

Dylan Novak, founding father of Superstar Evangelist ministries, says he has evangelized about 2,000 celebrities prior to now decade. (Dylan Novak)

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Round 2015, Novak, a youth pastor at Henard’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rogersville, Tennessee, mentioned a church member inspired him to share the Gospel with musician James Taylor after Novak found an previous interview wherein Taylor mentioned he was open to listening to about Jesus. Novak was hesitant at first, however mentioned the assembly in the end fashioned the premise for what would turn into his ministry.

“I used to be completely satisfied as a result of I did what the Lord requested me to do,” he mentioned. “However I additionally felt burdened as a result of I believed, wow, it is a forgotten mission subject. These individuals are so well-known on the earth, however they’re forgotten.”

Novak takes a really private method when assembly celebrities. He brings a present bag containing a Bible with their identify embossed and a handwritten letter addressing feedback the particular person has made in interviews about their beliefs, questions or doubts. He usually makes use of apologetic sources corresponding to Lee Strobel’s “Case for Christ” sequence, aiming to supply scientific, historic, or philosophical proof for Christianity.

“I all the time attempt to have a letter for each superstar… so somebody can contact me if they’ve any questions, which we have been seeing lots currently,” he mentioned. Novak says he assures every particular person within the letter that he’ll respect their privateness and that nothing they are saying or ask in confidence can be repeated.

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On social media, Novak shares images and quick captions after assembly somebody and asks his tens of hundreds of followers to do the identical pray for them.

“I write [my posts] with the intention that this particular person goes to see it as a result of I do not need them to really feel like I am exploiting them,” he added.

Dylan Novak poses with the Osbourne household in 2023. (Dylan Novak)

Certainly one of him favorite stories contains assembly Ozzy Osbourne and his household at a fan occasion exterior Philadelphia in 2023, the place he offered the rock legend with a New Believer’s Bible customized along with his identify.

Novak mentioned he was referring to Osbourne’s comments to GQ in 2020, saying he had hassle understanding the Bible due to its language. Novak selected a contemporary translation that he thought could be simpler for Osbourne to learn.

Ozzy instantly turned to the Gospels, smiled and mentioned to him, “I can actually perceive this.” Weeks later, at one other occasion, Novak says Jack Osbourne approached him to speak about how deeply the reward had touched his father.

In response to Novak, Jack mentioned that the subsequent day Ozzy requested for the Bible, learn it, mentioned it along with his household and saved it on his bedside desk to point out to guests.

“We do not all the time know on this facet of heaven how that turned out,” Novak mentioned. “I pray that Ozzy has decided to simply accept and comply with Christ. On account of God’s excellent timing, so many individuals prayed for Ozzy main as much as his passing. In consequence, so many individuals have come to know Christ.”

Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22, 2025. (Harry Hoe/Getty Photos)

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He mentioned his ministry obtained tons of of emails after Osbourne’s demise in July.

“We had, with out exaggeration, tons of of individuals emailing us asking for gospel data, saying, ‘Are you able to ship me a few of the stuff you gave Ozzy? I am an previous rocker, I rejected Christ years in the past. But when Ozzy was prepared to take a look at it, I am prepared to take a look at it.’ Folks say, ‘I wish to be saved’ and that is so lovely to see.”

One other significant second for Novak was assembly rock ‘n’ roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis within the ultimate years of his life. Though Lewis was raised in a Christian residence, he mentioned a 2015 interview with The Guardian that he feared the place he would find yourself within the afterlife. Novak prayed for a possibility to talk with him and finally met him at an airport after what could be Lewis’s final live performance.

Novak used a private connection – images of his grandfather who had served within the Korean Struggle with one in every of Lewis’ shut buddies – to begin a dialog and share Christian materials.

“I mentioned, ‘Mr. Lewis, it would not matter that we’re right here within the terminal of the Greenville, South Carolina airport,'” Novak recalled. “You can also make that call and comply with Jesus at present…Jesus will meet you proper the place you might be.”

Dylan Novak takes a photograph with Jerry Lee Lewis throughout their assembly on the airport. (Dylan Novak)

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Two days later, Novak mentioned he obtained a handwritten be aware from Lewis — which he shared with Fox Information Digital — that learn, “Don’t be concerned, Jesus is my private savior.” Shortly afterwards, Lewis introduced that he was recording a Gospel album. He died just a few years later.

“It is a testomony to us as Christians,” Novak mentioned. “Here’s a man in his eighties who gave his life to Christ. It is not too late for anybody.”

He shares his personal type in lots of tales Instagram account@CelebrityEvangelist, Novak says celebrities are sometimes shocked that he has investigated their previous feedback about religion. He repeatedly posts tales from actors and musicians who inform him they respect somebody taking the time to speak to them about non secular issues.

Even when an encounter would not go as hoped, Novak believes God makes use of each interplay to achieve somebody.

“We see hundreds of individuals praying for these souls,” he mentioned. “At present a gentleman messaged me and mentioned he’s attempting to share the Gospel with a well-known good friend and requested for recommendation. It seems my spouse and I can be seeing that very same particular person in 72 hours.”

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“It simply reveals how pointless what some individuals are saying…God is orchestrating one thing lovely behind the scenes,” he mentioned.

Fox Information Digital reached out to Jack Osbourne’s publicist for remark.