Rick Warren is the author of
The Purpose-Driven Life and the pastor of
Saddleback Church in California. As a pastor, he founded Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., in 1980 with one family.
Today, it is an evangelical congregation averaging 22,000 weekly attendees, a 120-acre campus, and has more than 300 community ministries to groups such as prisoners, CEOs, addicts, single parents, and those with HIV/AIDS. Recently, the church fed 42,000 homeless people – three meals a day – for 40 days.
Learn more about Rick at http://www.rickwarren.com/about.html