These days he has just shy of 15 million YouTube views, and has a suite of funny videos to entertain the masses. He has appeared on Australia’s Got Talent, The Project, and any number of news programmes.

But Josh isn’t only a famous YouTuber, he is also a youth pastor at a church in Sydney’s northwest. He sees his YouTube presence as yet another way of sharing Jesus with people.

“I can end my life being faithful to Jesus … that’s a win for me.” – Josh Hawkins

“The way that I see the world, and the way that I see sharing Jesus with people, it’s not always in telling people exactly, you know, here’s the five steps of what it means to be a Christian.

“There are so many verses in the Bible about simply living such a good life that people see your life and will want to worship God because of it, that you will shine like stars in the sky.

“The best thing I can do for Jesus; that I will get to heaven and he will say, ‘well done good and faithful servant’. He doesn’t say, ‘well done good and successful YouTuber’. It’s the simple life, so if I can end my life being faithful to Jesus … that’s a win for me.”

And for those aspiring YouTube stars out there, Josh gives his tips on How To Go Viral: