The Culture
April 11, 2014
Answering the Call
How did Robert Jeffress turn Dallas’s once-declining First Baptist Church into a vibrant megachurch? Certainly not by pussyfooting around.
Megachurches
Religion
December 1, 2012
Laughter and Brimstone
Matt Chandler's youthful take on that old-time religion, at Flower Mound's Village Church.
The Culture
October 31, 2007
Joel Osteen
“I have got something that God has entrusted me with, and I have to make the most of it in helping other people.”
Being Texan
July 31, 2005
Prime Minister
The fastest-growing church in the world. The biggest congregation this side of the Vatican. The highest ratings of any religious broadcaster. One of the best-selling religious books in years. Can Joel Osteen get an “Amen”?
Being Texan
August 31, 1996
In God We Bust
Since the late eighties, dozens of big churches in Texas have put rapid growth ahead of financial health. Austin’s Great Hills Baptist is only the latest to pay the price.