Joel Osteen

=== Events===
Since 2004, Osteen, along with his wife, have hosted Night of Hope events, as well as their annual stadium event called "America's Night of Hope", in the U.S. and around the world.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tucker |first1=Jill |title=Preaching pep in a troubled world, Joel Osteen comes to AT&T Park |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Preaching-pep-in-a-troubled-world-Joel-Osteen-6431802.php |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=8 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ibanga |first1=Imaeyen |title=Pastor Joel Osteen to Give Message of Hope at Yankee Stadium |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7203675&page=1 |work=[[ABC News]] |date=March 29, 2009 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Boorstein |first1=Michelle |title=Osteen's 'Night of Hope' draws crowd to Nationals Park |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/osteens-night-of-hope-draws-crowd-to-nationals-park/2012/04/29/gIQAntkOqT_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=29 April 2012}}</ref> The event incorporates contemporary Christian music and inspirational messages to reach the masses at the venue and others watching online.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnhart |first1=Melissa |title=Joel Osteen at Night of Hope Miami: Relinquish Control to God |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/joel-osteen-at-night-of-hope-miami-relinquish-control-to-god.html |work=[[The Christian Post]] |date=April 21, 2013}}</ref> Osteen also hosted an event at his Lakewood Church in 2018, in collaboration with rapper [[Kanye West]], called Sunday Service. According to media reports, the event was attended by 17,000 as well as joined by many people streaming online.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Morgan |title=Joel Osteen on Collaborating with 'Very Genuine' Kanye West: 'We Just Struck Up a Friendship' |url=https://people.com/music/joel-osteen-talks-kanye-west-collaboration/ |work=[[People magazine]] |date=December 17, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He also held his Easter service during [[COVID-19]] with [[Mariah Carey]] and [[Tyler Perry]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yancey-Bragg |first1=N'dea |title=5 powerful quotes from livestreamed Easter Sunday services around the world |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/13/5-powerful-quotes-live-streamed-easter-sunday-services/2981757001/ |work=[[USA TODAY]] |date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>