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Rick Warren

Christianity Today has covered Rick Warren closely during this decade, tracking his growth from a megachurch pastor and popular author to the pastor chosen to pray at Barack Obama's inauguration. Through his PEACE Plan initiative in Rwanda, the once-Hawaiian-shirted pastor is making economic development and church planting in the developing world a priority for U.S. evangelicals.

Mystic with a Spreadsheet
Journalist Jeffery Sheler provides a probing biography of the two Rick Warrens.
David Neff

Excerpt
Rick and Kay Warren's Painful, Gradual Love Story
A word from God. Then another. Then misery. How the Warrens finally fell in love.

After the Aloha Shirts
Retooling Saddleback's international work and hosting a presidential forum serve a common purpose, says Rick Warren.

More on Rick Warren's work across the globe

INTERVIEW
Franklin Graham: What's the Fuss About?
The evangelist who once prayed at an inauguration offers his take of Obama-Warren inauguration controversy.

Forget Your Bliss
The success of The Purpose-Driven Life reveals a cultural opportunity. A Christianity Today editorial

SLIDESHOW
Forty Days for Rwanda
Rick Warren, Kagame open Purpose Driven campaign.

CT Politics Blog: Pastors and Spiritual Advisers

Rick Warren's work across the globe

After the Aloha Shirts
Retooling Saddleback's international work and hosting a presidential forum serve a common purpose, says Rick Warren.
Interview by Timothy C. Morgan | posted 10/01/2008

Rebooting PEACE
Rick Warren adds reconciliation to an already ambitious mission strategy.
Timothy C. Morgan in Lake Forest, California | posted 5/28/2008

Slideshow
Forty Days for Rwanda
Rick Warren, Kagame open Purpose Driven campaign.
by Alex Garcia in Kigali, Rwanda | posted 4/17/2008 09:00 a.m.

Three Purposes of Christmas
Saddleback's Warren to address global audience over holiday weekend.
by Timothy C. Morgan | posted 12/22/2006

Speaking Out
Politically Driven Injustice
Fixing global poverty requires more than Rick Warren's PEACE plan.
by Andrew Paquin | posted 01/25/2006 09:00 a.m.

Warren, Hybels Urge Churches to Wage 'War on AIDS'
Hundreds of evangelicals attending Disturbing Voices conference repent, refocus on outreach to outcasts.
by Timothy C. Morgan in Lake Forest, California | posted 12/05/2005

Purpose Driven in Rwanda
Rick Warren's sweeping plan to defeat poverty.
by Timothy C. Morgan in Kigali, Rwanda | posted 09/23/2005 09:45 a.m.

Inside CT: Hunting the Big Gazelle
Why Rick Warren may succeed where others failed.
by David Neff | posted 09/23/2005

Healing Genocide
Ten years after the slaughter, Rwandans begin to mend their torn nation with a justice that is both biblical and African.
By Timothy C. Morgan | posted 03/31/2004

Sidebar
A Justice that Restores
A method for bringing victims and offenders together.
An interview with Howard Zehr | posted 03/31/2004

Inside CT
Forgiveness 101
Rwanda is becoming a lab for testing new models of Christian forgiveness.
By Timothy C. Morgan | posted 03/31/2004

A Tutsi's Hope
A Zairean bishop wants American Christians to remember the struggles of the church in East Africa.
by E. M. Kolini, bishop of the Diocese of Shaba, Anglican Church of Zaire | posted 04/07/1997

The Purpose Driven Life and Saddleback

Painful Decline
Saddleback Church assumes Purpose Driven, scales back programs.
by Brad A. Greenberg | posted 11/21/2006

Forget Your Bliss
The success of The Purpose-Driven Life reveals a cultural opportunity.
A Christianity Today editorial | posted 03/09/2004

Saddleback's Social Capital
The author of Bowling Alone discovers Evangelicals can be trusted at the civic table.
Reviewed by John Wilson | posted 03/02/2004

A Purpose-Driven Postponement
Rick Warren's latest book delayed as he takes care of his sick wife and rapidly growing church.
by Rob Moll | posted 3/01/2004

A Regular Purpose-Driven Guy
Rick Warren's genius is in helping pastors see the obvious.
by Tim Stafford | posted 11/08/2002

'The Purpose of Christmas'
An excerpt on "A Time for Celebration."
Rick Warren | posted 12/19/2008

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