Jonathan grew up in Houston, Texas.  He has been an integral part of Lakewood Church since birth, where his parents Joel and Victoria Osteen are the Senior Pastors.  As a teen, he began taking an active role in Lakewood’s Young Adult ministry.  At a young age he had a passion for music and joined the worship team at Lakewood singing and playing the guitar.  In 2016, he and his sister, Alexandra, helped lead worship in front of 45,000 people at “America’s Night of Hope” in San Francisco at AT&T Park.  Since then, he has been leading worship and speaking at the Night of Hope events at arenas and stadiums across America. 

Jonathan is also a songwriter and music producer. In 2016, the Lakewood Young Adults ministry, under the leadership of Jonathan Osteen, produced their first album, “Live in the Wonderful” where Jonathan wrote the title song, as well as “Etched”, “In the Name of Love”, and “Become”.  Their recent album “In The Name” was released in September 2019 and includes “Prince of Peace” written by Jonathan.  

Jonathan’s passion is to share God’s heart for people.  On Father’s Day, 2019, he spoke his first sermon to the Lakewood congregation entitled, “The Father’s Love”.  Jonathan continues to lead Lakewood’s Young Adults, where he speaks regularly.  He also leads both the creative and worship teams at Lakewood.