: hillsong church is drawing celebrities and making big money. rock band, with 14 million albums sold according to the church founder, brian houston. some news reports have pegged the church's worth at $50 million to $100 million. are those numbers right? >> it would be in the ballpark. >> you can make out a check to hillsong church. >> reporter: tithing is encouraged, credit cards accepted. some people might look at it and say well, they live in a very cool neighborhood, nice place on the river, you know, that's not what i equate church with. >> if you go down that road you simply cannot be poor enough for some people. you can drive that car but not that car. we are never going to cater to that mindset of people trying to tell us how to live. >> reporter: as pastor carl lentz's star rises, a host of celebrities have gathered around him. do you care about having celebrities in your congregation? >> the goal of our church is from the nameless to the famous. our church should have celebrities, we believe, because we are trying to reach everybody. t

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turned up for one of the church's first events in los angeles. >> hillsong l.a.ng, whether it's the music or our churches is that we seem to do well with other people struggles. >> reporter: will we not see new the bible belt? >> i don't feel that's where we're called to be. >> reporter: lentz says he doesn't dream of building a megachurch or becoming a televangelist. >> success is not having a big church, a big portfolio, a lot of money, nice cars, prosperity for us is simply knowing jesus and having the right to repent from a sinful life and cling to that cross every day. thank you, guys, for waiting. we didn't expect to be at capacity already, of course. >> reporter: but he is redefining church for some. >> whether you like it or not, god is your shepherd. whether you like it or not, heys never failed anybody and's anot going to start with you, whether you like it or not, you need to hear it. he is going to lead you into something better. >> our thanks to poppy harlow and for more stories on faith, check out our belief blog at cnn.com/belief. >>> world cup fev

here's part two of the report. >> reporter: hillsong church has a band with 13 million albums sold. > newspapers have pegged the church's worth at 50 million to $100 million. are those numbers right? >> it would be in the ballpark. it's tiny compared with the catholic church. >> reporter: tithing is encouraged. credit cards accepted. some people look at it they live in a cool neighborhood, nice place on the river. >> if you go down that road you cannot be poor enough for some people but we are never going to cater to that mind set of people telling us how to live. >> reporter: as pastor carl lentz's star rises, celebrities gatherer around him. >> the goal of the church is from the nameless to the famous. we should have celebrities. we believe. we're trying to reach everybody. >> reporter: there is justin baby whoever tweeted, i broke down today after one of lentz's services and this baptized kevin durant. >> we wanted to know where he falls on social issues and politics. >> jesus transcends politics wlchlt i'm right wing, left wing, democrat, republican -- >> are you going to tell us?

one reason, their christian rock band, hillsong united.'s worth at 50 million to 100 million. are those numbers right? >> it would be in the ballpark. >> you can make out a check to hillsong church. >> reporter: tything is accepted. credit cards accepted: people may say they live in a cool neighborhood on the river. that's not what i equate church with. >> if you go down that road, you can't be poor enough for people. we're never going to cater to that mind set of people telling us how to live. >> reporter: as the pastor carl lentz rises, he has celebrities that surround him. >> the goal of our church is from the nameless to the famous. our church should have celebrities, we believe, because we're trying to reach everybody. >> reporter: justin bieber tweeted, i broke down today after one of lentz's sermons. we wanted to know where lentz falls on social issues and politics. >> my thing is that jesus transcends politics. >> reporter: some of his positions are clearer than others. don't get drunk, no sex before marriage. our gay men and women

here with us is the pastor of hillsong church, carl lentz. good morning, thank you for joining us. come to. >> if you make it through the parade, yes, we have a 10:00 a.m. service that we'll be at, yeah. >> there are strobe lights and people are wearing skinny jeans and have cool haircuts and all that. what is it, do you think, is bringing people in and bringing people to christ? >> well, i don't know. i think our church is kind of a place where we are trying to let people know you come as you are. so you have people who are not in skinny jeans, don't have tattoos and don't look like a new yorker, but the whole point is to come as you are. and that's who jesus is and what our faith is about. so it will make sense to have church where you recognize it in new york, we have lights and stuff, but a place everyone can come. >> the principles you stand on, are they different than your average church? >> no. i mean, i don't know every average church, i can't speak on that behalf, but there are some things different. if you were born in an old school church where you have to look a certain

to celebrate, he got a private bathtub baptism at hillsong church in new york city.to take me by the hand ♪ ♪ . >> 105,000 people packed the at & t stadium, shattering the previous record for the largest crowd, set in 1981 by the rolling stones as george strait says so long. >> one of the best concerts i've ever been to, by the way. >> they always set them out. they set them out and try to upset the appear 8 cart. it's not fair to these horses that have been in the game since day one. i look at it this way, if you can't make enough points to get in the kentucky derby, you can't run in the other two races. it's all or nothing because this is not fair to these horses that have been running their guts out for these people and for the people who believe in them, to have somebody -- this is the coward's way out. >> that's one of the owners of california chrome. after the race was over, they put a mike in his mouth, he's got to be disappointed as he fails at the triple crown. he did not have it to win. instead of saying, what can do you, you can't win them all, he said why

i have friends who go to that hillsong church here in new york. >> yes. >> they say he's spectacular.ondoning anything he did obviously. >> you'll apologize. >> i'll defend you. >> tracy morgan, what is the latest on his condition? >> this is something so unexpected the accident, but his reps are saying he's okay. he's conscious, although he has a broken, several broken ribs, a broken leg and a broken nose. he's in the hospital in new jersey surrounded by his family and friends. one can only hope he'll recover fully from this. the driver of the walmart truck who had slammed into his cab is going to be in court this morning in new jersey so we'll have to see what happens. >> he may have been falling asleep, some droughtiness. it was 1:00 in the morning, sometimes you think about how, you know. >> there was a slow down sign and he didn't see it. it's too bad. >> well thank you for coming. this was really appreciated. >> all right, before you head out on your summer vacation, jill has some must haves you won't want to leave home without. >> one celebrity getting a lot of buzz, tae digs.