Joel Osteen

== Personal life ==
On April 4, 1987, Osteen married [[Victoria Osteen]] (née Iloff), who later would become co-pastor of Lakewood Church.<ref name="harris">{{cite web|url=http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/harris/vitals/births/1963/harrb63n.txt|title=Joel Birthday-1963-March-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830035734/http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/harris/vitals/births/1963/harrb63n.txt|archive-date=August 30, 2007|access-date=May 8, 2007}}</ref> They have two children.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCaugherty |first1=Stephen |title=Joel Osteen's Kids & Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/04/joel-osteen-kids-family/ |website=Heavy.com |date=April 12, 2020 |publisher=Heavy, Inc. |access-date=30 September 2020}}</ref> In 2002, some of his siblings, including [[Paul Osteen|Paul]], were also involved in full-time ministry.<ref name=power />

Osteen lives with his family in a 17,000 square-foot mansion in River Oaks, with an estimated value of $10.5 million.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ibtimes.com/joel-osteen-net-worth-pastor-closes-megachurch-during-hurricane-harvey-2583646 |title = Joel Osteen Net Worth: Pastor Closes Megachurch During Hurricane Harvey |date = August 28, 2017 |website = ibtimes.com |access-date = December 31, 2017 }}</ref> Osteen says that as senior pastor, he draws no salary from the church, which has an annual budget of $70 million,<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.forbes.com/2009/06/26/joel-osteen-megachurches-business-osteen.html |title = A Conversation With Joel Osteen |last = Bogan |first = Jesse |work = Forbes |access-date = December 21, 2017 |language = en }}</ref> and that he instead relies on income from book sales.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/15/business/media/religious-broadcaster-gets-rich-contract-for-next-book.html |title = Religious Broadcaster Gets Rich Contract for Next Book |last = Wyatt |first = Edward |date = March 15, 2006 |work = The New York Times |access-date = December 21, 2017 |language = en-US |issn = 0362-4331 }}</ref>