Rick Warren

American Baptist pastor and writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1954 · age 72

Richard Duane Warren is an American evangelical Christian pastor and author. He is the founder of Saddleback Church, an evangelical Baptist megachurch in Lake Forest, California. Since 2022, he serves as executive director of the Finishing the Task mission coalition.

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2011“HALF of America pays NO taxes. Zero. So they’re happy for tax rates to be raised on the other half that DOES pay any taxes.”In their words25 July 2011Twitter tweet (25 July 2011), as quoted in David Atkins at Hullabaloo (26 July 2011)Read the whole statement

2010“Worry is really just a form of atheism. Every time you worry, you’re acting like an atheist. You’re saying, “It all depends on me.” That’s just not in the Bible.”In their words3 August 2010Electronic Urban ReportRead the whole statement

2002“The Bible is clear that God considers 40 days a spiritually significant time period. Whenever God wanted to prepare someone for his purposes, he took 40 days...”In their wordsA Journey with a Purpose : Your Next 40 Days, p. 7Read the whole statement

“It's all for him. The ultimate goal of the universe is to show the glory of God. It is the reason for everything that exists, including you. God made it all for his glory.”In their wordsThe Purpose of Life, p. 53Read the whole statement

“The smile of God is the goal of your life. Since pleasing God is the first purpose of your life, your most important task is to discover how to do that.”In their wordsWhat Makes God Smile?Read the whole statement

1998“Be willing to let people leave the church. And I told you earlier the fact that people are gonna leave the church no matter what you do.”In their wordsJanuary 1998"Building a Purpose Driven Church" seminar, Saddleback Church (January 1998), quoted in "The Church Growth Movement: An Analysis of RickRead the whole statement

1954Born28 January 1954

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Kay and Rick Warren (left of picture), President George W. Bush, with Laura Bush at his side, with the International Medal of Peace at the Saddleback Civil Forum on Global Health in Washington, D.C.

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Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope.
2002 · Ch. 2 : I'm Not an Accident, Own words
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.
2002 · Day 19: Cultivating Community, Own words
The election's coming just in a couple of weeks, and I hope you're praying about your vote.
regarding California Proposition 8 to amend the state constitution to not recognize same-sex marriage, as quoted in "News & Views, Own words