Joel Osteen
Kathleen Delcambre
English 1301 – 2:30 – 4:00pm
October 20, 2012
Joel Scott Osteen
Joel Osteen was born March 5, 1963 he is an American Author, televangelist, and the senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. His ministry reaches over seven million broadcast media viewers weekly in over hundredth nations around the world. Born in Houston, Texas, Osteen is one of five children of John Osteen and Dolores Pilgrim. His farther, a former Southern Baptist pastor, founded Lakewood Church where Osteen is the current senior pastor. Osteen married his wife, Victoria L. Iloff, on April 4, 1987. They have two children, Jonathan and Alexandra. His older siblings, Paul, Lisa, and Tamara, and his younger sister, April, are also involved in full-time missionary work out of New York. Joel Osteen can be consider a world citizen because of his. First after seventeen years producing the church’s television program, Osteen succeeded his father on October 3, 1999, as pastor of Lakewood Church. He had only preached once in his life, the week before his father’s death. Today, Lakewood Church services, led by Pastor Joel Osteen, are seen in over hundredth nations around the world. Joel Osteen’s first book, Your Best Life Now: seven steps to Living at Your Full Potential, was released in October 2004. In December 2006, he was named one of the year’s “Ten Most Fascinating People” by Barbara Walters. Former presidential candidate John McCain has described Osteen as “inspirational”. Secondly Currently, Osteen and several Lakewood Church personnel travel across the nation, presenting programs in large arenas. The event, titled “A Night of Hope”, includes worship music led by the church’s music ministry, a sermon from Osteen and a testimony by his mother, Dodie. In 2007, the tour expanded to including Canada, England, Northern Ireland and Israel. Osteen released his second book, titled Become a Better You: seven keys to Improving Your Life Every Day in October 2007,
English 1301 – 2:30 – 4:00pm
October 20, 2012
Joel Scott Osteen
Joel Osteen was born March 5, 1963 he is an American Author, televangelist, and the senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. His ministry reaches over seven million broadcast media viewers weekly in over hundredth nations around the world. Born in Houston, Texas, Osteen is one of five children of John Osteen and Dolores Pilgrim. His farther, a former Southern Baptist pastor, founded Lakewood Church where Osteen is the current senior pastor. Osteen married his wife, Victoria L. Iloff, on April 4, 1987. They have two children, Jonathan and Alexandra. His older siblings, Paul, Lisa, and Tamara, and his younger sister, April, are also involved in full-time missionary work out of New York. Joel Osteen can be consider a world citizen because of his. First after seventeen years producing the church’s television program, Osteen succeeded his father on October 3, 1999, as pastor of Lakewood Church. He had only preached once in his life, the week before his father’s death. Today, Lakewood Church services, led by Pastor Joel Osteen, are seen in over hundredth nations around the world. Joel Osteen’s first book, Your Best Life Now: seven steps to Living at Your Full Potential, was released in October 2004. In December 2006, he was named one of the year’s “Ten Most Fascinating People” by Barbara Walters. Former presidential candidate John McCain has described Osteen as “inspirational”. Secondly Currently, Osteen and several Lakewood Church personnel travel across the nation, presenting programs in large arenas. The event, titled “A Night of Hope”, includes worship music led by the church’s music ministry, a sermon from Osteen and a testimony by his mother, Dodie. In 2007, the tour expanded to including Canada, England, Northern Ireland and Israel. Osteen released his second book, titled Become a Better You: seven keys to Improving Your Life Every Day in October 2007,