Rise of Lakewood Church And Joel Osteen

Richard Young is a former educator, businessman, and pastor. The son of a Free Will Baptist pastor, Richard started preaching at fourteen and began pastoring at twenty. Richard received a bachelor of arts and master of science from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma. He has completed the coursework for his doctorate of education at Oklahoma State University. He served as vice president of academics at American Christian College and Seminary in Oklahoma City as well as dean of academics at Oklahoma Junior College. He also taught courses in business and administration. He also was a trainer for Century 21 across the state of Oklahoma. Richard has written training material for Century 21, collegiate self-study curriculum, and two textbooks. He has written articles for both Christian and secular magazines and journals. The Rise of Lakewood Church and Joel Osteen is his first book.Young, Richard is the author of 'Rise of Lakewood Church And Joel Osteen ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780883689752 and ISBN 0883689758.