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Reviewer: StAnselm (talk · contribs) 03:55, 20 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • I have reviewed it and I am going to fail this article at this time. My reasoning is as follows.
  1. It is not yet stable, as there has been extensive editing in the last few days, including a dispute about content between User:TheShadowCrow, the nominator, and User:Grayfell.
  2. It contains a criticism section, which ought to be avoided per Wikipedia:Criticism (which, to be sure, is only an essay). The point is, Osteen is indeed a controversial figure, and the article will need a whole lot more about his views and his impact (that is, why he is controversial) to meet GA standard. As it stands, the article says that Horton stated that "the problem with Osteen's message is that it makes religion about us instead of about God" and Osteen responded "by stating that he has specifically avoided preaching about money". Obviously, that doesn't address the criticism, and much more context is required.
  3. As it stands, the article is completely imbalanced, with the preaching style and the hoaxes section have disproportionately more coverage.
  4. The article needs some weightier secondary sources, and significant expansion based on those. I did a quick search, and found a book:
  • Richard Young, The Rise of Lakewood Church and Joel Osteen (2012)
a number of articles:
and some book chapters:
At least some of these should be in an article like this if it is to reach GA standard. At present, the main aspects of the subject are not sufficiently addressed.
I hope all this helps. StAnselm (talk) 03:55, 20 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]