- Rick Warren
Richard Duane “Rick” Warren is an American evangelical Christian pastor and author. He is the founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church, an evangelical megachurch in Lake Forest, California, that is the eighth-largest church in the United States.. He is also a bestselling author of many Christian books, including his guide to church ministry and evangelism, The Purpose Driven Church, which has spawned a series of conferences on Christian ministry and evangelism. He is perhaps best known for the subsequent book The Purpose Driven Life which has sold more than 30 million copies, making Warren a New York Times bestselling author.
2. Joel Osteen
Joel Scott Osteen is an American televangelist based in Houston, Texas. Osteen’s televised sermons are seen by over 7 million viewers weekly and over 20 million monthly in over 100 countries. He is the author of seven books which have been on The New York Times Best Seller List. He is a native Texan and the Pastor of Lakewood Church, which according to Church Growth Today is America’s largest and fastest growing church with over 45,000 attendees. Some of Joel Osteen’s books are: Your Best Life Now:7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential,, Think Better, Live Better: A Victorious Life Begins In Your Mind, Blessed in The Darkness: How All Things Are Working For Your Good, and his latest, ‘Next Level Thinking: 10 Powerful Thoughts For A Successful and Abundant Life’.
3. Max Lucado
Max Lucado is a best-selling Christian author and writer and preacher at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas. Lucado says he “writes books for people who don’t read books.’ Even so, his best-selling books have sold 100 million copies across 54 languages worldwide. Every trade book Max Lucado has written during the last 30 years began as a sermon series for his home church Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas. Since his first book On the Anvil was published in 1985, Max Lucado has been sharing the promises of God in sermons, books, articles and media interviews. His writing is also featured in videos, devotionals, songs, plush toys, greeting cards, booklets, Bible studies, and Bible commentaries. 130 million of these products have been sold around the globe.
4. Benny Hinn
Pastor Toufik Benedictus “Benny” Hinn is known around the globe as a noted evangelist, and teacher. His TV program, This Is Your Day, is among the world’s most-watched Christian programs, watched daily in 200 countries. Pastor Benny Hinn has preached the Gospel face to face and through television to more than a billion people. Through Miracle Healing Services, conferences, TV broadcasts, the Internet, printed page, and audio-video recordings, this evangelist’s straightforward, uncompromising message of God’s love has inspired hundreds of millions to a personal relationship and deeper walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.
He is also an established author of best-selling books including Good Morning, Holy Spirit, Prayer That Gets Results, Blood in the Sand, and Lamb of God.
5. Dag Heward-Mills
Dag Heward-Mills, singularly forged by the fire of the Word of God, has his eyes burning with a vision for the Body of Christ that shall impact the entire world. He is a dynamic apostle, evangelist, pastor, teacher, and prophet. His teachings and books show God’s power and truth working in his life and the lives of others.
He has written over 70 books and textbooks, and has his literature translated into over 40 languages. Books by Dag Heward-Mills are greatly admired all over the world both for the substantive relevance of the topics they discuss and the intelligible structure with which points in the books are explained. Senior ministers of the Gospel all over the world use his books both as fundamental training guides for their subordinate pastors and also a reservoir of preaching sermons. Some of his bestsellers include: ‘Loyalty and Disloyalty’, ‘The Art of Leadership’, ‘Ministerial Ethics’, ‘How You Can Preach Salvation’, and ‘The Art of Hearing’.
6. Joyce Meyer
Joyce Meyer is an American Charismatic Christian author and speaker and president of Joyce Meyer Ministries. Meyer and her husband Dave have four grown children, and live outside St. Louis, Missouri. Her ministry is headquartered near the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, Missouri. Joyce Meyer is one of the world’s leading practical Bible teachers. She is a New York Times bestselling author, and her books have helped millions of people find hope and restoration through Jesus Christ. Through Joyce Meyer Ministries, Joyce teaches on a number of topics with a particular focus on how the Word of God applies to our everyday lives. Her candid communication style allows her to share openly and practically about her experiences so others can apply what she has learned to their lives.
7. Rick Joyner
Rick Joyner is the founder and executive director of MorningStar Ministries and Heritage International Ministries and is the Senior Pastor of MorningStar Fellowship Church. Rick is the president of The Oak Initiative,an interdenominational movement that mobilizes Christians to engage in the great issues of our time. Rick Joyner has authored more than sixty books, including The Final Quest Trilogy, There Were Two Trees in the Garden, The Fire On The Mountain series, and Army of the Dawn. He is the Founder and Executive Director of MorningStar Ministries, a multi-faceted mission organization that is known and respected for its influence around the world.
8. Roberts Liardon
Roberts Liardon, from a young age, was destined to become one of the most well known Christian authors and orators of the 20th century. He has, to date, sold over 15 million books worldwide that have been translated into more than 60 languages. Having ministered in over 125 countries to members of the public and world leaders, Liardon is recognized internationally and has experienced great success as an author, public speaker, spiritual leader, church historian and humanitarian. He is the author of the famous ‘God’s Generals’ series of books.
9. T.D. Jakes
Thomas Dexter Jakes Sr., known as T. D. Jakes, is a pastor, author and filmmaker. He is is the CEO of TDJ Enterprises, LLP; founder and senior pastor of The Potter’s House of Dallas, Inc. He is a visionary Pastor, entrepreneur, author, filmmaker and thought leader inspiring people around the globe everyday to find their purpose and fulfill their destiny. TD Jakes is the author of the New York Times bestselling ‘Making Great Decisions’ and ‘Reposition Yourself.’ His TV show, The Potter’s Touch, reaches 67 million households per month. He has been the host of national radio and television broadcasts and is regularly featured on the highly rated Dr. Phil show.
10. Timothy Keller
Timothy J. Keller is an American pastor, theologian, and Christian apologist.Timothy Keller is the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, and the author of The New York Times bestselling books: The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith, Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God, and The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism . The prequel for the latter is Making Sense of GOD: An Invitation to the Skeptical. Dr. Keller’s books have sold over 2 million copies and been translated into 25 languages.