Pakistan, May 4 -- Justin Bieber's longtime pastor is defending his church's purpose. Amid rumors about the nature of the "What Do You Mean" singer's friendship with Judah Smith, who leads the nondenominational Christian church Churchome, the faith leader revealed he was recently confronted about the speculation surrounding his organization.

"I got out of my car and was immediately surrounded by paparazzi-that's a first for me," he said in a video of him giving a recent sermon posted on his Instagram page May 2. "All of a sudden, this nice lady turns on her camera. She goes, 'So is this a cult or not? And I was like, 'Oh my word, I wasn't expecting that question.'"

Judah, who joked that the encounter was "not good PR," went on to make l...