Joel Osteen delivers God's message of hope and encouragement each week to more than 38000 attendees at Lakewood Church in Houston Texas.

Joel Osteen is a native Texan and the Pastor of Lakewood Church which according to Church Growth Today is America's largest and fastest growing church.

Joel Scott Osteen is an American pastor televangelist and author based in Houston Texas. Osteen's televised sermons are seen by over 7 million viewers weekly and over 20 million monthly in over 100 countries. He is the author of ten books which have been ranked number one on The New York Times Best Seller list.