RICK WARREN
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(Expert # 13)
R arren Quick Facts
Areas: A Purpose Driven Life; Strong Christian Values
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“The Purpose-Driven Life”
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NY Times Best-Seller:
P : Author; Pastor; Church Leader
R ig ous Affiliation: Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California
C rate Affiliation: Pastors.com
Rick Warren Biography
Rick Warren is the pioneer of the Purpose-Driven paradigm for church health. H
is the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, which he
and his wife began in their home with one family in 1980. Saddleback is now one
f America’s largest and best-known churches with 16,000 in a
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Driven on copies in its first year of print. His classic
book, ch, has sold over one million copies in 20
langua ed as one of the
100 C ,000 pastors and
church tries have attended Purpose-Driven Church
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Born in San Jose, California, Warren earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from
California Baptist College, a Master of Di
Semin inary. He
has been honored with the Biblical Preaching Award and several honorary
doctor
David arren Quotes and Thoughts
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Life, which sold 7.5 milli
The Purpose-Driven Chur
ges. It is used as a textbook in most seminaries and was nam
hristian books that changed the 20th century. More than 300
leaders from over 125 coun
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vinity from Southwestern Theological
ary, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Fuller Theological Sem
ates.
Riklan’s favorite Rick W
- The moment you stop learning, you stop leading.
- To make the best use of your life, you must never forget two truths: first,
compared with eternity, life is extremely brief; second, Earth is only a
temporary residence.