- Tonight, get this.

A megachurch pastor is heading to

his basement to spread the gospel.

He calls his radical partyapproach complete with a D.J.

and dancing, the next level ofevangelism to reach the lost.

CBN's senior correspondentEric Phillips takes us in.

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- Pastor Jamal Bryantsays his regular services

usually draw around 70,000 people online.

But his first basementparty saw 168,000 tuning in.

He says challenging timescall for challenging measures.

- Would you point at somebody else

randomly across a sanctuaryand shout, bless you!

- [Crowd] Bless you!

- I'm speaking that overyour respiratory system.

- [Eric] This is theusual setting people saw

when tuning in for servicesfrom Senior Pastor Jamal Bryant

of Atlanta's megachurch, NewBirth.

Starting a couple weeks ago,

he opted for a different pulpit.

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- I can't take it!

- [Eric] This one in a basement

with a D.J. playing hiphop, R & B, and rap music.

Targeting the unchurched, andunsaved through social media.

- D.J., I need you tokeep that right there.

I need that for a solid twominutes, don't mess with it.

It's radical times.

Literally, church has left the building.

Jesus supped with sinners andpublicans and tax collectors,

and in this hour, the church

is gonna have to stop preaching to itself,

and really go out intothe hedges and highways.

- [Eric] While many acrossthe country are under

stay at home orders, Bryantsaw this as an opportune time

to offer Christ to a captive audience.

But first, he had to attract them.

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- It was the classic militarystrategy of the Trojan horse.

I came in in something that they knew,

that would bring their guard down,

and then once I got into the city,

the soldiers of intersession

began to unleash all that we needed to do.

Lord, thank you for dyingfor a sinner like me.

And for the rest of my life,

I'll tell anybody, anywhere, at any time,

that I'm saved, I'm saved, I'm saved.

And our portal crashed

from all the people trying to

accept Jesus at the exact same time.

- [Eric] Still, Bryant says he has been

criticized for his method.

- I was saddened by theresponse of church people,

who were so vicious in their attack

without understanding the motives.

Jesus said leave the 99and go after the one.

And so I'm following that biblical model

that I'm willing to risk it all.

- Bryant says the Sundayfollowing his first basement party

saw 147 people join the church online.

He's now hired a full time internet pastor

to disciple those whowill only attend online.

He says despite the criticism,

he's already had a secondbasement jam with more to come.

Erip Phillips, CBN News.