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TechnoratiOsteen: What I mean by that is it cost us about $120 million to get into that new facility – that’s paying the lease and renovating it. We support a lot of missionaries all over the world. But at that time, I was just saying that in order to get us in there and get some of that debt down, we have not grown [in supporting] as much as I wish I’d like to. When I say establish the base – the more the church grows, the membership, the more funds we have to support people all over the world. Where we were before – without moving into this facility – we were capped out; we could not take any more people. So now I feel like it’s a season – two, three years. We’re in there now, things are going strong, we’re starting to support again, in fact we’ve started many of those outreaches already, started them back up. I feel like we’ve almost gone through that season.
CP: How many years do you project for that new facility to be paid off?
Osteen: We’ve paid about $75 million of that 125. I think we could probably pay it off sooner, but I don’t put all the money towards that debt. We still spend $30 million on TV every year. We can pay it off in a year if we rearranged the money. But I don’t feel good about that. I feel like continuing to press forward.
CP: You emphasized giving the first part of the day to God in a message. What do you do first thing in the morning and can you describe what a typical weekday for you is like?
Osteen: I start off every morning just taking the first half hour – I’ve already done this part (this morning) – to read my Scriptures and just take time to pray. Mainly, I thank God for what He has done in my life, for my wonderful family and all His goodness. And maybe read a little more, maybe a devotional or something like that; I guess it depends on if I’m not studying. [On] a typical day, I usually go out and I like to run for half an hour, exercise, lift weights.
CP: What about a typical workday?
Osteen: [For] a typical workday … I would get up and I would spend that time with the Lord and then [on] Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, I would probably study; I just spend almost a whole day reading, listening to tapes. I usually start early in the morning maybe about 7:00 and work until about 4:00. I’ll take a break and go play with my kids. A lot of times at night we’ll go up to the gym at our church and play basketball, go for a walk with my wife. Typically, I work out of my home; I typically spend most of my time preparing for the weekend. I spend Wednesday studying, Thursday and Friday writing my message and Saturday morning I go over it again and Saturday night we have service. Then Sunday, work all day and usually get home at about 4:00. And then Monday and Tuesday, I try to take some time off.
CP: What tapes do you listen to? Is there any preacher in particular?
Osteen: I just do everybody. I like to get as broad as I can. I probably have 50-60 people and all the different books. I just get as broad as I can.
CP: It’s Valentine’s Day. Do you have any plans with your wife?
Osteen: We’re out here in California. We’re just going to hang out. We’re not far from the beach so I think we’re just going to have a relaxed time. We don’t have our kids with us so we’re just going to have time getting away and getting refreshed. We try to do it about three to four times a year. That’s sort of what we’re doing this week. We’re just trying to get refreshed.
