The Baptist pastor using Twitch and Fortnite to spread the faith

For Baptist pastor Kiran Skariah, riding a virtual chicken through the air while heavily armed is all in a day’s work.

Instead of a church or an office, the south-western Sydney pastor spends much of his working life on Twitch, the website where video gamers can live stream.

In four-hour slots, several times a week, Mr Skariah sits in front of a webcam in a purpose-built studio and plays games like Fortnite (where the rideable chicken features) as he broadcasts to the world.

Under the Twitch name “Pastor Skar”, he narrates the games while playing (complete with voice echo and other sound effects) and interacts with fellow gamers.

In three years, the 29-year-old has built up…