It's a news flash with an asterisk: Lakewood Church Pastor Joel Osteen has resigned from the megachurch he has led since 1999, a move prompted by his decision to leave Christianity due to his “lack of ...

If Joel Osteen has said it once, he’s said it 999 times: “I’d like to talk to you today about” a Bible verse or Christian subject. On Sunday, Mr. Osteen will deliver his 1,000th sermon in the pulpit ...

On June 12, 2024, Snopes looked into a rumor claiming Joel Osteen — the leader of the Houston, Texas megachurch Lakewood Church — was leaving his ministry after event organizers kicked him out of a ...