Joel Osteen has famous friends in various places and they have the shared goal of making his virtual Easter Sunday service an inspirational one for the ages.
The Lakewood Church pastor revealed that he happened to get Mariah Carey, Kanye West and Tyler Perry on board for this coming Sunday. Joel has partnered with Kanye before, but he says he’s also old pals with Carey.
He says Carey actually reached out to him about doing a special tribute to healthcare workers and first responders.
Osteen admitted he has less info on what Kanye’s going to do with his famed Sunday Service choir. However, he has been told they will be socially distancing. No small feat for that choir.
As for Perry, Osteen says he’s a powerful speaker and a friend of the megachurch church in Houston. So he reached out to the movie mogul to deliver a specific message.
While Osteen has been delivering his sermons online for several weeks just as he will on his Easter service, TMZ asked him about other preachers who’ve defied CDC guidelines for mass gatherings.
He didn’t defend or admonish them but gave his own reasoning. It sounds like he’s listening to experts and pairing faith with wisdom.
