Joel Osteen is one of the most familiar faces ... so proud,” Osteen recalled in 2004. John Osteen died five days later, and his son “just knew it down on the inside” that God wanted him ...

Who is Joel Osteen and what is Lakewood Church ... in the country after his father and Lakewood's founding pastor died. The 16,000-seat church used to be home to the Houston Rockets, an NBA ...

The site of the shooting was Lakewood Church, one of the largest congregations in the country, run by the renowned televangelist pastor Joel Osteen ... Lakewood's founding pastor died.