Rick Warren Archive

  • Will the Real Church-growth Expert Please Stand Up!

    Will the Real Church-growth Expert Please Stand Up!

    Much of the Church is in competition with the world for popularity these days. The world is very good at capturing people’s attention and affections because it targets and appeals to the pleasures of humanity. The church, on the other hand, tends to be very...

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  • Debating Purpose Driven

    Debating Purpose Driven

    The widely popular Purpose Driven church model is causing a controversial stir among congregations in the United States. While the model is adopted worldwide across denominations, arguments around it go back to the age-old debate of Christian tradition versus cultural relevance. Coined by megapastor Rick...

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  • The NEW Celebrate Acrostics Bible

    The NEW Celebrate Acrostics Bible

    The new Celebrate Acrostics Bible is A MUST BUY! Especially if what your church needs is a big group hug. Just watch the video to see why you must buy this Bible. Rich Warren says that we are all sinners and therefore we have all...

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  • How to Stop AIDS

    How to Stop AIDS

    “Only the church has the authority to completely eradicate AIDS,” said Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church. And the authority he is speaking of is . . . an acrostic! Rick says that the world has tried to combat AIDS with a strategy that is...

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  • The Saddleback Controversy

    The Saddleback Controversy

    Richard Abanes, author of Rick Warren and the Purpose that Drives Him (Harvest House, 2005), recently criticized Scott for his post entitled “15 Things I Learned at Saddleback.” Richie, as was his stage name during his dancing and acting days, questioned Scott’s accuracy on the...

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  • Saddleback Lessons Unabridged

    Saddleback Lessons Unabridged

    I recently posted a rather sarcastic blog on Rick Warren and Saddleback Community Church entitled 15 Things I Learned at Saddleback. In the comments section of this blog I was taken to task by self proclaimed apologist for Rick Warren, Richard Abanes. He is a...

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  • 15 Things I Learned at Saddleback

    15 Things I Learned at Saddleback

    For my own integrity sake I took the opinion that if I was to speak with any authority on Saddleback Community Church then I would need to actually attend the church itself, and not just take other’s word for it. Since moving to California five...

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