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'''Joel Osteen''' (born March 5, 1963) is an [[United States|American]] [[Prosperity Gospel]] preacher.
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Osteen and his wife Victoria lead the Lakewood Church of [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. Lakewood was founded in 1959 by Joel's father and mother, John and Dolores (Dodie) Osteen, in an abandoned feed store in northeast Houston. The elder Osteen was a former [[Southern Baptist]] who became a [[Charismatic]]. He had also been defrocked by the Southern Baptists as he was previously married and [[divorce|divorced]] before meeting Dodie, because divorce is discouraged within the Southern Baptist Convention. Rare at the time for a church in the American South, Lakewood opposed segregation and openly integrated the church's services.
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The church is situated in the former Compaq Center, previously the home of the NBA's [[Houston Rockets]]. It aims to help people around the world, "experience the 'perfect peace' that comes from faith in [[Jesus Christ]] and obedience to the [[Holy Spirit]]".<ref>http://www.lakewood.cc/AboutUs/NewToLakewood/Pages/NewToLakewood.aspx</ref>
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==Criticism==
 
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Some have claimed that Osteen supports the controversial [[Prosperity Gospel]]<ref>http://www.cultlink.com/ar/osteen.htm</ref> and that he focuses on "Christianity-light" sermons.<ref>http://www.av1611.org/osteen.html</ref> He has responded to these allegations by claiming that by focusing on broader issues, the sermons are understandable to the average person.<ref>http://www.cbn.com/700club/features/amazing/Osteen_010408.aspx</ref>
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Many Christians consider Osteen a supporter of the controversial [[Prosperity Gospel]]<ref>http://www.cultlink.com/ar/osteen.htm</ref> and that he focuses on "Christianity-lite" sermons.<ref>http://www.av1611.org/osteen.html</ref> He has responded to these allegations by claiming that by focusing on broader issues, the sermons are understandable to the average person.<ref>http://www.cbn.com/700club/features/amazing/Osteen_010408.aspx</ref>
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==See also==
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*[[Megachurch]]
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*[[Atheism and economic prosperity]]
  
 
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==External links==
 
*[http://www.joelosteen.com/ Official Site]
 
*[http://www.joelosteen.com/ Official Site]
 
*[http://www.lakewood.cc/ Lakewood Church Site]
 
*[http://www.lakewood.cc/ Lakewood Church Site]
  
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Latest revision as of 18:55, January 27, 2025

Joel Osteen (born March 5, 1963) is an American Prosperity Gospel preacher.

Osteen and his wife Victoria lead the Lakewood Church of Houston, Texas. Lakewood was founded in 1959 by Joel's father and mother, John and Dolores (Dodie) Osteen, in an abandoned feed store in northeast Houston. The elder Osteen was a former Southern Baptist who became a Charismatic. He had also been defrocked by the Southern Baptists as he was previously married and divorced before meeting Dodie, because divorce is discouraged within the Southern Baptist Convention. Rare at the time for a church in the American South, Lakewood opposed segregation and openly integrated the church's services.

The church is situated in the former Compaq Center, previously the home of the NBA's Houston Rockets. It aims to help people around the world, "experience the 'perfect peace' that comes from faith in Jesus Christ and obedience to the Holy Spirit".[1]

Criticism

Many Christians consider Osteen a supporter of the controversial Prosperity Gospel[2] and that he focuses on "Christianity-lite" sermons.[3] He has responded to these allegations by claiming that by focusing on broader issues, the sermons are understandable to the average person.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lakewood.cc/AboutUs/NewToLakewood/Pages/NewToLakewood.aspx
  2. ↑ http://www.cultlink.com/ar/osteen.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.av1611.org/osteen.html
  4. ↑ http://www.cbn.com/700club/features/amazing/Osteen_010408.aspx

External links

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