In part 2 of our Joel Osteen saga we investigate the rise and rise of Prosperity Theology’s most successful blasphemer, purveyor of the cotton candy gospel, the shinier than shiny, smiling preacher. Where we left the last episode Joel’s father John, while lying on his deathbed asked Joel to take over the 8000 seat Lakewood Church and burgeoning television ministry.
We will see how the handover from John to Joel goes much like Phillip II of Macedon’s handover of his kingdom to Alexander the Great.
Tee Teaz doesn’t agree with me but I’m sticking with the comparison!
As if to prove my point this Oral Roberts University drop out does indeed increase the Lakewood empire. And Joel doesn’t just increase the size of his father’s church but also his television ministry. Joel also surpasses the old man in the world of publishing, hitting the New York Times Best Seller list 7 times so far.
He rubs shoulders with celebrities like, Larry King, Mariah Carey, Tyler Perry, Jimmy Fallon and Oprah. He’s also made inroads with political heavyweights like Barack Obama, John McLain, and Kanye.
Leveraging his obvious interest in and understanding of media, Joel has also embraced the information age with his own satellite radio show, podcast, YouTube channel, and has covered all the social media’s with his branding.
While we’ve only done a couple of episodes in the ongoing Prosperity Gospel series I’m sure you will by now know what to expect. Salacious sex scandals by shameful scheming scammers with shockingly sinful secret Swiss bank accounts.
Well we will get to more of those types of controversies in future episodes, for now we have vanilla on beige Joel Osteen.
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