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Joel Osteen is 'the son of a preacher man'. According to IndyStar, Joel Osteen gets his knack for preaching to the masses honest from his father, John Osteen, who was a Southern Baptist pastor

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Osteen's reach online has grown, as well. He preaches to millions over the internet, and as The Wrap reports, he beat a personal best for viewership in March 2020, when he tallied around 4.63 million online churchgoers. While the possibly Ferrari-owning pastor's signature cocktail of Christianity and positive thinking is undoubtedly making an impression on more and more people across the globe

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Who is Joel Osteen, and are his teachings biblical? Joel Osteen is the pastor of the largest church in the United States, Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. His wife, Victoria, is co-pastor. The Osteens teach a message of "hope, healing, and forgiveness" (from the official Lakewood Church website). Osteen's television program is viewed by

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The internet mocks Joel Osteen for hypocritical tweet. Recently, Osteen took to social media with a post that didn't go over very well. In the tweet, he declared, "It's the simple things in

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Joel Osteen is the next generation of the health-and-wealth gospel. This time, it's mainstream. As community philosopher Karl Marx said of a consumer-driven culture, "All that is solid melts into the air.". Religion, too, becomes a commodity—a product or therapy that we can buy and use for our personal well-being.

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The final sentence in the chapter on Joel Osteen in my first book Holy Mavericks reads, "While scholars of American religion continue to debate the significance and influence of popular pastors and ministers, one thing is certain: Joel Osteen will offer salvation and a smile to anyone who shows up, tunes in, or logs onto Lakewood Church

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Joel Osteen pastors the Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. Lakewood is the largest church in America, with over 35,000 attendees each Sunday ("Charisma Magazine," June 2004). His recent book, "Your Best Life Now," has been on the New York Times "Best seller List" for 50 consecutive weeks and has sold over 3 million copies.

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The Rev. John Osteen, flanked by his son Joel, left, and Jesse Gallardo, chief of church security, leave Ben Taub Hospital on January 1990 after a pipe-bomb blast injured Lisa Osteen. Larry Reese

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Forget Billy Graham and Jimmy Swaggart—the most popular and influential pastor in the US is Joel Osteen. On the surface he is modest and quietly spoken, but his belief in the "prosperity gospel" is changing the way people pray. "The praise and worship brought me here," says Natalie, sitting beside me in the fifth row of Houston's

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Joel Osteen, senior pastor of the 40,000-member Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, spoke with The Christian Post on Friday at Marlins Park baseball stadium in Miami, Fla. - one day before his scheduled America's Night of Hope event - to talk about his life in ministry, how to respond when bad things happen to good people, and why he doesn't like being grouped in with televangelists who

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The gospel and the prosperity gospel: Joel Osteen's Your Best Life Now reconsidered Russell P. Johnson [email protected] View all authors and affiliations Volume 121 , Issue 1

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Far-Reaching Faith. One man, Pastor Joel Osteen, of Lakewood Church in Houston Texas, has been doing his part, and then some since taking over his late father, John Osteen's, Lakewood congregation in 1999 as head pastor. Osteen's eternal optimism, interpretation of bible scripture and his practice of radical acceptance, skyrocketed his

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In a recent message, Osteen moved from weak doctrine into the realm of strange science. On the May 25, 2006 broadcast from Lakewood Church, Osteen preached a message titled, "The Generational Blessing.". In the message, he summarizes a purported study from the United States military in 1993. According to Osteen, the study was designed to

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Lakewood Church was founded by Joel Osteen's father, John Osteen, in 1959. For years Joel handled the television production side of the operations. He took over as pastor in 1999 after his

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Joel Scott Osteen (born March 5, 1963) is an American pastor, televangelist, businessman, and author based in Houston, Texas, United States.Known for his weekly televised services and several best-selling books, Osteen is one of the more prominent figures associated with prosperity theology and the Word of Faith movement.

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Osteen's jingle ("We believe in new beginnings, and we believe in you") was rated as one of the most successful marketing campaigns in Houston history by The Houston Press (Young 2007, p. 90). Osteen's business acumen was further developed when Osteen and his wife Victoria—they married in 1987—became co-owners of Channel 55 in 1998

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Joel Osteen is a New York Times bestselling author and the Senior Pastor of America's largest church, Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. More than 10 million

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Embark on a transformative journey of spiritual discernment and divine guidance with Pastor Joel Osteen's inspiring sermon, "Hearing in the Spirit." In this

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A Dallas-area megachurch accepted the resignation of senior pastor Robert Morris on Tuesday after allegations of a past inappropriate relationship with a 12-year-old surfaced last week.

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Joel Scott Osteen (born March 5, 1963) is an American pastor, televangelist, businessman, and author based in Houston, Texas, United States. Known for his we