Who is this Rick Warren?

He recently spoke at the Martin Luther King holiday service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta;  He gave the invocation at the President Barack Obama's inauguration.

Rick Warren has been called by the The Economist the "most influential pastor in America."

Forbes Magazine said this "Were it a business, Saddleback Church would be compared with Dell, Google or Starbucks."

As a global strategist, Dr. Warren advises leaders in the public, private and faith sectors on leadership development, poverty, health, education, and faith in culture. He as been named by Time Magazine in 2005 as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World."

His book the Purpose Driven Life is this month book recommendation. If you have not read it, you owe it to yourself to read it and consider the questions it poses. If you have already read it, its worth taking another look at!

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