Former Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz was spotted at Manhattan Beach pier in Southern California early Friday
The 42-year-old spent some time alone reflecting as he watched the sunrise from a bench
At one point, he pulled out a notepad and pen and was seen jotting down notes
He gazed out into the ocean for about 30 minutes before heading back to his $18k-a-month apartment
Lentz and his family moved to the west coast following his November firing from Hillsong church in New York
He was axed from the celeb-friendly evangelical church for 'moral failures' after it was revealed he was having an affair and he admitted to cheating on his wife