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Joel Osteen

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 with over 38,000 attendees. According to Nielsen Media Research, Joel is the most watched inspirational figure in America. His weekly sermon is broadcast into television markets across the U.S. where it is viewed by seven million Americans each week and more than 20 million each month. His weekly broadcast is also seen in almost 100 nations around the world. In 2004, his first book Your Best Life Now was released by Time Warner and debuted at the top of the New York Times bestsellers list and quickly rising to #1. It... Read full bio

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Smile or Die
Femail, February 28, 2010
...for patients to maintain a positive attitude is often psychologically devastating the shocking links between prosperity preachers like Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer, and Creflo Dollar and the mortgage crisis the refusal of the business community to consider...
Who you hang with matters
Newsdurhamregion.com, February 24, 2010
...you hang with matters. Are your goals bigger than the environment that you find yourself in? I love Joel Osteen's quote from his bestselling book, 'Becoming a Better You': "You cannot hang out with negative people and expect to live a positive life."...
Prophet of Purpose
TriCities.com, February 21, 2010
...this renewed interest in religion, mega churches have emerged as part of the American landscape. Pastors such as Joel Osteen, T.D. Jakes and Max Lucado have become almost as recognizable as movie stars and sports personalities. Perhaps one of the most...
Have a Nice Day -- Or Else
American Conservative, February 16, 2010
...H. Schuller, who preaches, 'Never verbalize a negative emotion,' while Houston boasts a megachurch led by the oleaginous Joel Osteen, who advises his flock to reprogram their minds with positive images to activate the law of attraction so they can draw...
Ed Houston, author of Single and Living Free, featured on InspirRadio 2/13 Episode
PRLog, February 12, 2010
...Back Time) and 12 (You Have Comeback Power) of our series book: It’s Your Time by Pastor Joel Osteen available at the Robertainspires Amazon store on the showpage. So tune in!...
Taking it Eezy with Tinashe "The General" Nengomasha
Kaizer Chiefs, February 11, 2010
...Ricky Roll AKA The Boss! What are you reading at the moment? I am reading a book by Joel Osteen, “It’s your time”. It is a very inspirational book and I always carry it with me every time I go to camps. I share it a lot with...
Libraries honor frequent visitors
Amarillo Globe News, February 10, 2010
...on the library's computers and check out movies to watch at home. Mary Lucero likes to read Joel Osteen books. Mary said she loves going to the North Branch to bring Joshua to do his homework on the computers, checks out movies and to see what's new...
That's Oprah-essive!
TheTyee.ca, January 22, 2010
...education. 'Blame God' Positive thinking has also reinvigorated the opiate of the masses. The so-called prosperity preachers like Joel Osteen (Your Best Life Now) advise their flocks to embrace a lavish lifestyle because, essentially, God wants you live...
10 Books for a Brand New You in 2010
Associated Content, January 19, 2010
...stories of others who have taken their steps to fulfilling their dreams.5. Your Best Life Now - Joel Osteen I do not consider myself a religious person, however I am a spiritual person. So, when a friend of mine gave me this book I was skeptical because...
Book review: Smile or Die
The Scotsman, January 4, 2010
...sturdy. But it gives way to a smorgasbord of sneering illustrations. The canned optimism of the megachurch minister Joel Osteen actually involves asking God for help in getting seated in a crowded restaurant, and Ehrenreich rightly wonders what this has...
The great evangelical rebranding | Sarah Posner
Guardian.co.uk, December 31, 2009
...than your greatest personal, spiritual, and material fulfillment. The middle of the decade saw the publication of televangelist Joel Osteen's Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential (2004) and TD Jakes' Reposition Yourself: Living...
Walmart's 'All You' Magazine: December 2009
In-Store Marketing Institute, December 29, 2009
...$100 on the same day. Simon & Schuster promotes It's Your Time, a new book by televangelist Joel Osteen. Avery Dennison Corp. promotes Avery's Clear and EcoFriendly labels in a holiday-themed spread giving Walmart a mention. Kellogg directs readers...
Success could be just around the corner
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 25, 2009
...connected and attractive. Among the bestselling advice titles on the market today are 'It's Your Time,' by Joel Osteen, an inspirational TV evangelist, and 'The Last Lecture,' by Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University professor who died of cancer at...
Hardcover
Washington Post, November 29, 2009
...S YOUR TIME: ACTIVATE YOUR FAITH, ACHIEVEYOUR DREAMS, AND INCREASE IN GOD'S FAVOR(Free Press, $25). By Joel Osteen 38ARGUING WITH IDIOTS: HOW TO STOP SMALLMINDS AND BIG GOVERNMENT(Threshold Editions, $29.99). By Glenn Beck 79THE AUDACITY TO WIN: THE...
It's Your Time
Charisma, November 25, 2009
...In , Joel Osteen's follow-up to his 2007 Become a Better You, the best-selling author delivers a message of encouragement for readers struggling in an uncertain economic climate. Osteen, pastor of Lakewood...
John Grisham, Mitch Albom are hot sellers
Seattle Times, November 22, 2009
...Twisted River, John Irving Hardcover nonfiction 1. Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom 2. It's Your Time, Joel Osteen 3. SuperFreakonomics, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner 4. Arguing with Idiots, Glenn Beck 5. What the Dog Saw, Malcolm Gladwell 6....
Joel Osteen serves up recession-themed positive thinking
WalletPop, November 13, 2009
...Pastor Joel Osteen's 2004 book 'Your Best Life Now' has sold more than 4 million copies -- buoyed in part by one uplifting and irresistible message: Positive thinking and faith will...
TV Celebrity Reuben Armstrong Puts Pastors, Ministers and Parishioners Under Fire in New Book
Earthtimes.org, November 10, 2009
...on the web at www.reubenarmstrongshow.com, focuses on Megapastors such as Bishop T.D. Jake , Eddie Long, Joel Osteen and Bishop Eddie Long. Critics are calling Armstrong's book controversial and an a wake up call to the Body of Christ. Armstrong who held...
The best of 2009: Books
Helium, November 7, 2009
...year. Although there are other favorites: these two people are making such an impact in our world. First, Joel Osteen, a young...
Why Too Much Positive Can Become Negative
FOXNews.com, November 6, 2009
...in Bright-Sided includes taking to task such luminaries of positive thinking as Authentic Happiness author Martin Seligman, mega-minister Joel Osteen, and The Secret writer/producer Rhonda Byrne. She dismantles this camp and its messages: woo-woo,...
Joel Osteen Writes New Book
New York Post, November 5, 2009
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Q & A: Pastor Joel Osteen on His New Book, It's Your Time
Time, November 5, 2009
...Joel Osteen made it big in the boom times, wooing millions with the message that, as he says, "God wants you to have a big life," � or, as his...
Joel Osteen on Faith During Tough Times
ABC News, November 3, 2009
...In tough times, says his message is simple: God is good. 'In difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing, we're not supposed to quit growing,' Osteen said today on '.' 'I want to give every person the hope to believe.' Osteen, the pastor of...
Robyn Blumner: Getting beyond the smiley-face facade
Online La Crosse Tribune, October 27, 2009
...being elbowed out of the way by all the life coaches, self-help books and prosperity gospel preachers like Joel Osteen who tell us that a positive outlook will lead to success, riches and the fulfillment of all of life's desires. These heaping helpings...
"Nickled and Dimed" author takes on positive thinking
Reuters India, October 26, 2009
...services or to rally those employees who remain to 'do more with less.' So-called 'prosperity gospel' preachers like Joel Osteen have been delivering the message that God wants you to be rich to millions of followers -- some of whom have seen their...
Smiley-face facade doesn't alter cloudy reality
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, October 22, 2009
...being elbowed out of the way by all the life coaches, self-help books, and prosperity gospel preachers like Joel Osteen who tell us that a positive outlook will lead to success, riches, and the fulfillment of all of life's desires. These heaping helpings...
Robyn Blumner: Self-help, optimism haven't helped middle and lower classes
Columbus Dispatch, October 20, 2009
...is being elbowed out of the way by all the life coaches, self-help books and prosperity-gospel preachers like Joel Osteen who tell us that a positive outlook will lead to success, riches and the fulfillment of all of life's desires. These heaping...
The Smiley-Face Facade
Gazette Extra!, October 19, 2009
...being elbowed out of the way by all the life coaches, self-help books and prosperity gospel preachers like Joel Osteen who tell us that a positive outlook will lead to success, riches and the fulfillment of all of life’s desires. These heaping...
Americans, their smiley-face facade, and reality
Salt Lake Tribune, October 19, 2009
...being elbowed out of the way by all the life coaches, self-help books and prosperity gospel preachers like Joel Osteen who tell us that a positive outlook will lead to success, riches and the fulfillment of all of life's desires. These heaping helpings...
Robyn Blumner: The smiley-face facade
Salt Lake Tribune, October 18, 2009
...being elbowed out of the way by all the life coaches, self-help books and prosperity gospel preachers like Joel Osteen who tell us that a positive outlook will lead to success, riches and the fulfillment of all of life's desires. These heaping helpings...
Barbara Ehrenreich
Elle, September 16, 2009
...great-grandmother was a convert) through Dale Carnegie and Norman Vincent Peale to today’s prosperity-gospel preachers such as Joel Osteen, the academic “positive psychology” movement led by Martin Seligman, the charismatic cults of corporate...
Book Review: Your Best Life Begins Each Morning: Devotions to Start Every Day of the Year by Joel Osteen
Blogcritics.org, September 13, 2009
...27 am 0 comments There are likely only a small number of North Americans who wouldn?t find Joel Osteen?s face familiar if shown a photograph of him. Seen beaming at book buyers from the covers of a number of best-selling inspirational/motivational...
Chapter & verse
Amarillo Globe News, September 12, 2009
...Religion' by John Calvin Like a walk back in time, with nary a book by Rick Warren or Joel Osteen in sight, the library of Bible Chair of the Southwest references readers to bygone eras that influence the world today. The library, with more than 1,100...
Nickel and Dimed Author Barbara Ehrenreich Presents Her Latest Polemic
Elle, September 10, 2009
...great-grandmother was a convert) through Dale Carnegie and Norman Vincent Peale to today?s prosperity-gospel preachers such as Joel Osteen, the academic ?positive psychology? movement led by Martin Seligman, the charismatic cults of corporate...
City Lights: What council candidates are reading
Billings Gazette, September 6, 2009
...history of the United States. Angela Cimmino, running in Ward 2, listed a book by another popular preacher, Joel Osteen's 'Become a Better You,' and a self-improvement book, 'Necessary Journeys' by Nancy Snyderman. Other self-help and advice books...
Author Goes Naked, But Not In Times Square
CNBC, August 21, 2009
...atone for the mortal sin of not hitting Amazon's Top 100 within 72 hours, for not kicking Joel Osteen's a**.' Hence, he shot the photo by the pool. Lame? Yes. On the other hand, he's now appeared in Funny Business twice! Even though I'm mocking...
Rabbi Ed Weinsbergâs book wins awards as he begins summer tour
Marblehead Reporter, July 7, 2009
...the Silver and Gold Nautilus Book Awards include Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Andrew Weill, the Dalai Lama, Rev. Joel Osteen, Marci Shimoff and Eckhart Tolle ? a previous Oprah?s Book Club favorite. As a prostate cancer survivor and gerontologist,...
America's Biggest Megachurches
Forbes.com, June 26, 2009
...questions over tax-exemption status and squabbling over high-profile pastors are growing concerns. In recent years, none more than Joel Osteen, 46, the best-selling author and pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, the largest megachurch in the country,...
Francophiles raise funds for Texas-French art alliance
Houston Chronicle, May 31, 2009
...with Jan Miller of Durpee Miller & Associates. Shes the agent that secured a bountiful book deal for Joel Osteen in 2006. Herrings book proposal was sent to 21 publishers, according to Parker, and 20 expressed interest. Last week, they visited Simon &...
The Top 10 Gifts for Male Teachers
Associated Content, May 13, 2009
...the devotions book that goes along with the New York Times Best Seller Your Best Life Now by Joel Osteen. This devotions book contains 90 daily readings that are inspiring. Each devotion is only 2 pages. The cover design is a set of chairs on a deck...
Sundays in America
Daily Mining Gazette, April 21, 2009
...year, from Easter to Easter, she traveled across America visiting churches from a Shaker church in Maine to Joel Osteen's megachurch in Texas. In all, she visited 50 churches in 30 states. 'There were certain churches that I loved, there were certain...
NEW BOOK DISSES JAKES, LONG, DOLLARâ¦AGAI...
EURweb, April 7, 2009
...*Talk show host Reuben Armstrong puts so-called 'megapastors' Bishop T.D. Jakes, Joel Osteen, Creflo Dollar and Eddie Long on full blast in his new book 'Crooks and Homos in the Pulpit.' According to a press release, Armstrong held a news conference to...
NEW BOOK DISSES JAKES, LONG, DOLLARâ¦AGAIN: Reuben Armstrong follows 'Snakes in the Pulpit' with similar book.
EURweb, April 7, 2009
... *Talk show host Reuben Armstrong puts so-called 'megapastors' Bishop T.D. Jakes, Joel Osteen, Creflo Dollar and Eddie Long on full blast in his new book 'Crooks and Homos in the Pulpit.' According to a press release, Armstrong held a news conference to...
T.D. Jakes, Joel Osteen, Ted Haggard, Creflo Dollar, and Eddie Long Under Fire by Talk Show Host Reuben Armstrong
Earthtimes.org, April 6, 2009
...Armstrong has put several Megapastors and Megachurches under Fire; specifically the ones Pastored by Bishop T.D. Jakes , Joel Osteen , Creflo Dollar , Eddie Long and reported homosexual Pastor Ted Haggard . Armstrong's new book 'Crooks and Homos in the...
Crooks in the Pulpit: Reuben Armstrong, National Talk Show Host, Set to Release Controversial Book
Houston Chronicle, March 26, 2009
...2009. Crooks and Homos in the Pulpit focuses on Megapastors such as Bishop T.D. Jakes, Eddie Long, Joel Osteen and Bishop Eddie Long, reported homosexual pastor, Ted Haggard, as well as their Megachurches. Critics are calling Armstrong's book an eye...
Crooks in the Pulpit: Reuben Armstrong, National Talk Show Host, Set to Release Controversial Book
San Antonio Business Journal, March 26, 2009
...2009. Crooks and Homos in the Pulpit focuses on Megapastors such as Bishop T.D. Jakes , Eddie Long , Joel Osteen and Bishop Eddie Long , reported homosexual pastor, Ted Haggard , as well as their Megachurches. Critics are calling Armstrong's book an eye...
Martin B. Copenhaver reviews Barbara Ehrenreich’s new Book on Positive Thinking in America
TitusOneNine, March 10, 2010
...effective when she writes journalistically with an eye for the telling detail, such as in this description of Joel Osteen and his wife, Victoria: "In one way, the two of them seem perfectly matched, or at least symmetrical: his mouth is locked into the...
Try Reading Positive Minded Books
Never Give Up by Joan Y. Edwards, February 25, 2010
...abundance for everyone of whatever they need. It leads you to self-empowerment. 4. Your Best Life Now by Joel Osteen This book tells you to focus on using your skills and strengths to reach your goals. Joels’ philosophy is that God wants only the best...
How many of these kinds of books can you read???
From My Heart, Out Of My Mind, February 23, 2010
...It’s Your Time: Activate Your Faith, Achieve Your Dreams, and Increase in God’s Favor   by Joel Osteen. Don’t you feel your brain dripping out through your nose with another one of these kinds of books? This is not a screed against Olsteen. It’s...
Writer's Block: Wake up and smell the coffee
Journal, February 9, 2010
...and give some money and I am thankful. kathy renting too much space in my head. Last night Joel Osteen was saying God will take care of my enemies. I've got to believe that...
Ten Things I Would Do If I Ruled the Book World
Reading to Know, February 9, 2010
...good literature is, would, of course, ultimately be decided by myself. ( heh .) #4 - I wouldn't let Joel Osteen write anymore books either. #5 - I would commission works from really, really good authors so that they wouldn't have to worry about being a...
Mormons and Prosperity
Dave's Mormon Inquiry, February 8, 2010
...no direct comparison of Evangelical and LDS views. The index offers no entries under Propserity Gospel, Rick Warren, Joel Osteen, Evangelical, or even Protestant. The best I can find is an entry for John Calvin, which leads to a passage on the value of...
Joel Osteen blesses Houston's new (gay) mayor Annise Parker
SANCTE PATER, January 9, 2010
...the newly-elected happens-to-be-lesbian mayor of Houston was sworn in Monday and the opening prayer was given by ... Rev. Joel Osteen. Is your head spinning? Osteen heads the nation's most mega of evangelical non-denominational megachurches, Lakewood...
Separation of Church and Books? Pastor Signs Books Between Services
Book Patrol, January 7, 2010
...Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas is arguable the biggest congregation in the nation. The church is housed in the old Compaq Center which used to be the home...
A Little Book of Joy
Josh Schroeder, January 5, 2010
...a Good News Life in a Bad News World . And since it isn't written by Joyce Meyer, Joel Osteen, Bruce Wilkinson, or any other self-help gurus masquerading as Christian evangelists, it's actually going to be both spiritually uplifting and biblically sound!...
Wal-Mart now sells cult literature.
Defending. Contending., December 5, 2009
...literature. I suppose this isn’t much of stretch for Wal-Mart, though. They’ve been selling Rick Warren, Joel Osteen, and Joyce Meyer for years. I wonder if the Jehovah’s Witnesses will demand their place on Wal-Mart’s bookshelves next...
December 2009 Large Print
New @ Moon Library, December 2, 2009
... It’s Your Time: activate your faith, achieve your dreams and increase in god’s favor by Joel Osteen An exciting message about seizing the day from bestselling author Joel Osteen.  Rainwater by Sandra Brown A romantic historical novel from...
Applying Ancient Christian Literature To Modern ‘Evangelists’
Dr Jim West, November 14, 2009
...away with the impression, doesn’t one, that the likes of Todd Bentley and Bishop Brian Tamaki, and Joel Osteen and Benny Hinn would come off transparently to the early Church what they are to intelligent people these days- false prophets. Didache 11...
Pastor Joel Osteen's New Book Preaches A Message Of Patience Through The Recession
Progressive Values, November 14, 2009
...Pastor Joel Osteen, whose upbeat positive thinking books have been embraced like a success manual by millions of followers, is now preaching a new message tailored for survival through the recession. The...
Joel Osteen serves up recession-themed positive thinking
WalletPop Blog, November 11, 2009
...Joel Osteen serves up recession-themed positive thinking Zac Bissonnette Nov 11th 2009 at 4:30PM More Text Size A A A Filed under: Recession Pastor Joel Osteen's 2004 book "Your...
Merle Tob meets Joel Olsteen at a book Signing | kingez.com Blog
Positive Thinking to Personal Success, November 4, 2009
...Merle tob discusses Joel Osteen’s latest book Jesus is a fluffy cloud. Read more from the original source: Merle Tob meets Joel Olsteen at a book Signing | kingez.com Blog...
Tomorrow — ‘Smile or Die,’ a Review of Barbara Ehrenreich’s ‘Bright-sided’
One-Minute Book Reviews, October 26, 2009
...Has Undermined America , which takes aim at the “positive psychology” movement, the “prosperty gospel” of superstar pastors like Joel Osteen, the cult of optimism in breast-cancer treatment, and more. Posted in News Tagged: Barbara Ehrenreich,...
your best life
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...F3vkMp2rZPQ That's the movie. Kellie Pickler – Best Days Of Your Life Your Best Life Now by (Joel Osteen) $3.00 Scriptures And Meditations for Your Best Life Now by... $0.99 Fit for Life: Reach Your Personal Best - And Stay There $9.80 Daily...
A couple of quick responses to Osteen’s book blurb
The Boar's Head Tavern, September 12, 2009
...withhold because I walk uprightly. And I believe even right now you’re arranging things in my favor.” Joel Osteen This seems as good as any response, my emphasis added: Romans 8:26-28 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not...
Books and their covers
The Upward Call, September 12, 2009
...by Nancy Pearcey. And fifth, The Courage to Be Protestant , by David Wells. Now, have a peek at Joel Osteen's new offering. I'm sorry, but what, exactly, is the publisher marketing? I guess if we don't like what's inside, we can always appreciate Mr....
15 Rich-Ass Authors I’ve Suddenly Decided To Like
HTMLGIANT, September 9, 2009
...Ibiza, pronouncing “Ibiza” pretentiously, with my 15 new best friends: Dan Brown John Grisham Stephen King Jodi Picoult Joel Osteen Dean Koontz The Left Behind Dudes Glenn Beck Danielle Steel The Twilight Lady I Guess...
TOP 8 FAVORITE BOOKS
ANNA ADAIR's MySpace Blog, August 31, 2009
...Zolar, 1970 4.    "Psychology-For Life Adjustment" by: Charles R. Foster, 1951 5.    "Your Best Life Now" by: Joel Osteen, 2004 6.    "Complete Book of Astrology" by: Caitlin Johnstone, 2003 7.    "Women Who Run With the Wolves" by: Clarissa...
TOP 7 FAVORITE BOOKS
ANNA ADAIR's MySpace Blog, August 31, 2009
...Zolar, 1970 4.    "Psychology-For Life Adjustment" by: Charles R. Foster, 1951 5.    "Your Best Life Now" by: Joel Osteen, 2004 6.    "Complete Book of Astrology" by: Caitlin Johnstone, 2003 7.    "Women Who Run With the Wolves" by: Clarissa...
Don’t Write a Book
tonymorganlive.com, July 31, 2009
...shouldn’t write a book. Don’t plan on making money. Unless your name is Rick Warren or Joel Osteen, you’re not going to make money writing a book. At best, you may get a platform from writing a book. Of course, the challenge there is that you...
Copywriting Sangria and Rolling Stones Tidbit
Randy Lewis Kemp, June 14, 2009
...or whether I fully agree with them. You might find me watching on TV each week, Protestant minister Joel Osteen ( http://www.joelosteen.com/Pages/Index.aspx ), turning on PBS (public broadcast station) 30 good minutes ( http://www.csec.org/ ), listening...
“Night of Hope”
Blog of the Grateful Bear, May 17, 2009
...Becky Garrison has written a great review of the Joel Osteen “Night of Hope” concert in New York City. Her review is at the “God's Politics” blog at Sojourners . I have mixed feelings about Joel Osteen. His book “Your...
What is the name of a famous author and businessman who recently converted to Christianity?
[Technorati] Tag results for a, April 22, 2009
...to Christianity? by Admin on April 22, 2009 I think he may have been in attendance at a Joel Osteen service Share and Enjoy: Tagged as: Attendance , Businessman , Christianity , ...
New book, "Crooks and Homos in the Pulpit," takes aim at prosperity preachers
Pray Tell, April 8, 2009
...out many of today's famous Christian pastors from the prosperity Gospel community. They include T.D. Jakes, Joel Osteen and Bishop Eddie Long as well as Ted Haggard...
Mega Bishops are bashed in new book: Jakes, Long, Dollar
FreddyO.com, April 7, 2009
...Talk show host Reuben Armstrong puts so-called “megapastors” Bishop T.D. Jakes, Joel Osteen, Creflo Dollar and Eddie Long on full blast in his new book “Crooks and Homos in the Pulpit.”       According to a press release, Armstrong held a...
Mega Bishops are bashed in new book: Jakes, Long, Dollar are all included
FreddyO.com, April 7, 2009
...Talk show host Reuben Armstrong puts so-called “megapastors” Bishop T.D. Jakes, Joel Osteen, Creflo Dollar and Eddie Long on full blast in his new book “Crooks and Homos in the Pulpit.”       According to a press release, Armstrong held a...
Holy Mavericks
RELIGION IN AMERICAN HISTORY, April 5, 2009
...religious faith to contemporary culture."--Wade Clark Roof, University of California at Santa Barbara Table of Contents Introduction Joel Osteen, Paula White, T. D. Jakes, Rick Warren, and Brian McLaren pastor some the largest churches in the nation,...