Rick Warren
Rick Warren
Richard Duane "Rick" Warrenis an American evangelical Christian pastor and author. He is the founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church, an evangelical megachurch in Lake Forest, California, that is the eighth-largest church in the United States. He is also a bestselling author of many Christian books, including his guide to church ministry and evangelism, The Purpose Driven Church, which has spawned a series of conferences on Christian ministry and evangelism. He is perhaps best known for the subsequent book...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth28 January 1954
CitySan Jose, CA
CountryUnited States of America
To become a master communicator: shut your mouth & listen first.
To accomplish anything you must first have a mission, a goal, a hope, a vision.
When Jesus started His ministry, the very first thing He did was form a small group.
Well, in the first place, military service, they don't call it service for nothing. You are actually serving your country. And it is a worthy and valid vocation.
The first step to becoming what God made you to be is to stop worrying about what others want you to be.
The Constitution does not guarantee freedom of worship. It guarantees freedom of religion. And this is what I call America's first freedom.
I added up all the money the church paid me for the first 25 years and gave it all back.
At first opposites attract. Then opposites attack.
The truth is, almost everything we do is done poorly when we first start doing it – that’s how we learn.
First open your heart, then open your Bible.
I forgive. First, because I've been forgiven by God. Second, unforgiveness makes me miserable. And third, I'm going to need more forgiveness in the future. So we don't forgive for their benefit. We actually forgive for ours.
The small group structure is the structure of renewal in every facet of Christianity, including Catholicism,
You dont judge the strength of an army by how many soldiers sit and eat in the mess hall, but by how they perform on the front line. Likewise a churchs strength is not seen in how many show up, but in how many serve in the ministry.
I'm Southern Baptist, our church is Southern Baptist, and we cooperate in SBC missions support at every level,