[jebartle]

$40 million, Yipsters! Hmmmm!

[dewilson58]

Just has never seemed like a true man of God.
(don't mean to get anything started)

[karostay]

Religion ='s $$$$$$$$$

[jebartle]

I can think of many many REALLY worthwhile charities that could use that $40 million...like "Wounded Warriors" and the list goes on!

[dbanks50]

To me small church says not in it for the money. Big church just the opposite!

[sunnyatlast]

And the stereotyping begins.

[sunnyatlast]

"Love INC partners with over 30 Christian churches in Lake, Marion & Sumter Counties to help meet the needs in our communities."

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[zcaveman]

Who is Joel Osteen? Should the normal people know who he is?

Z

[jebartle]

televangelist...

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by jebartle

$40 million, Yipsters! Hmmmm!

Where did you find this information?

[jebartle]

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...73612305,d.aWw

Originally Posted by dbussone

Where did you find this information?

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by zcaveman

Who is Joel Osteen? Should the normal people know who he is?

Z

Glad you said that. I had to look him up. A Tele-evangelist. Never heard of him.

[pqrstar]

Did you read the full article at the website?

It says after his book came out in 2005, he gave up his $200,000 salary from the church.

It seems the majority of his wealth is from his publications

Quote below is directly from the website you cited.

"Once his inaugural book "Your Best Life Now" had become a New York Times best-seller in 2005, Osteen gave up his $200,000 church salary. As for Osteen's second book titled "Become A Better You", it has reportedly brought him in a cool $13 million. Joel Osteen, whose book sales and related stuff generates a reported $55 million, claims an individual should not feel guilt for possessing lots of material wealth. Instead, one needs to thank and praise God for the acquired wealth."

[manaboutown]

Joel Osteen is quite a guy. Probably most of his wealth comes from his books which I have found to be fairly inspirational reading. He takes physical fitness seriously and boasts six pack abs. Reputedly he can bench press 300 lbs but more likely it is 200 since he only weighs about 150 lbs. His wife is quite a looker.

Here is a photo of him on vacation. http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairba...ss-joel_os.php

My guess is he is worth several times $40M by now.

He is intense and highly focused. His sermons are meticulously scripted, not spontaneous at all.

[Chi-Town]

He is probably the best televangelist since Bishop Fulton J Sheen.