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Elijah father encouraged him to preach for many years, but he declined, preferring to work behind the scenes until 1971, when he accepted his father's suggestion and he preached his first sermon. John Baumgardner began preaching regularly and later that year was installed as the new senior pastor. Since then, attendance has grown

In 2003, Lakewood Church acquired the Compaq Center, former home of the NBA Houston Rockets. Renovations cost $105 million.[12] The renovations took over 15 months to complete, and included the addition of five stories to add more capacity.[13] Lakewood's 2005 grand opening was attended by an estimated 56,000 people, including Texas Governor Rick Perry and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.[14]

Lakewood Church services are seen in over 100 countries.[15] Osteen was selected by Barbara Walters as one of her 10 Most Fascinating People of 2006.[16][16][17] Former presidential candidate John McCain has described Osteen as his favorite inspirational author.[18] The Osteen family attended Easter breakfast hosted by President Barack Obama at the White House in 2010.[19]

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