Joyce Meyer

Background

Joyce Meyer is a popular Bible teacher. Her open and practical communication style enables her to share her experiences so that others can benefit from what she has learned. Despite her outward look, she has had her ups and downs, but she maintains her strength and is a great leader. Meyer was born on June 4, 1943, in Missouri. Her Zodiac sign is Gemini. Her father went to serve in the army during WWII, leaving her under the care of her mother. According to her, her father used to abuse her after he returned from the war.

Meyer married a part-time car salesman shortly after college, but the marriage fell apart after only five years. Shortly after, she married Dave Meyer. Meyer had an impact on her, and she calmed down a little as a result of his support and encouragement. Meyer also claims to have heard God call her name while traveling to work one morning in 1976 while praying intensively. Meyer attended Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in St. Louis for a short period. She started teaching an early-morning Bible lesson at a nearby restaurant and became involved in Fenton’s Life Christian Center, a Pentecostal church. Meyer became associate pastor of the church within a few years. Her Bible lessons became so well-known that her church became one of the most popular in the area. She also began airing a daily 15-minute radio broadcast on a radio station. Life in the Word was the name of her ministry at the time. Dave Meyer, her husband, persuaded her to expand her network to television in 1993. Her show, Enjoying Everyday Life, first aired on Chicago’s WGN-T.V. and Black Entertainment Television (B.E.T.). She has written approximately 100 books, which have been translated into over 100 languages and have reached over 12 million readers. She has become one of The New York Times bestselling authors due to the high demand for her novels and the positive response from readers and critics.

Meyer hosts several domestic and international conferences to encourage people to start enjoying their daily lives. Her annual women’s conference has been an enormous success, attracting over 200,000 women worldwide each year. In 2000, she co-founded the St. Louis Dream Center alongside her husband. The Center aims to serve the inner city through a hands-on program treating the needy, lost and hurt through the love of Christ.