Joseph Prince, the son of a Sikh priest of Indian origin and a Chinese mother, [3]spent his primary school years in Perak, Malaysia.[3]
Prince changed his birth name to Joseph Prince during his previous occupation as an IT consultant. [3]
Prince has been invited to preach at churches in Australia, London, USA, Canada, Norway, Netherlands, South Africa and Indonesia.[4] Notably, he was invited to preach at the Grace & Favour Seminar at Hillsong Church[1][dead link] Sydney and Hillsong London[5] in 2006. In 2007 and 2008, he was invited to speak at the Hillsong Conferences in Sydney and London. In 2009, he was invited to speak, alongside Joel Osteen from Lakewood Church, at the 2 Days of Hope Conference held in Johannesburg, South Africa.[6]
Prince's TV program "Destined to Reign" is broadcast in more than 150 countries. [7] His broadcast program is also streamed online through Internet and podcasts for viewers.[8]
Prince publishes books, CDs and DVDs.[9] In 2007, his book Destined to Reign: The Secret to Effortless Success, Wholeness and Victorious Living, which contains teachings from his ten years of preaching from 1997 to 2007, was published in Singapore [10] and the US. Six months after the book's US release, it was listed as one of Christian Retailing's Top 100 Books.[11] In 2010, Prince's latest book "Unmerited Favor" was published worldwide by Charisma House.[12]
Prince was featured in the cover story of the June 2010 issue of the Charisma (magazine), which covered his preaching and teaching ministry.[13]
On October 29th 2011, Prince ministered in the US for the first time at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. He also preached at two more services the day after.