A Time magazine cover article named Rick Warren the most influential spiritual leader in America and one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Tens of millions of copies of Pastor Rick’s books have been published in 200 languages. His best-known books, The Purpose Driven Life and The Purpose Driven Church, were named three times in international surveys of pastors as the two most helpful books in print on church ministry.
Rick and his wife Kay founded Saddleback Church, the Purpose Driven Network, the PEACE Plan and Hope for Mental Health. He is cofounder of Celebrate Recovery with John Baker.
Pastor Rick has spoken in 165 nations. He has spoken at the United Nations, US Congress, numerous parliaments, the World Economic Forum, TED, Aspen Institute, and lectured at Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, and other universities.
In 2019, Rick was elected to be the coordinator of the Finishing the Task movement, the global coalition of all Christian denominations, organizations, churches, and individuals working together on the Great Commission. The 4 goals are that everyone on earth has access to a Bible in their own language, a local church, to hear the testimony of a believer, and be prayed for by name at least once in the next 10 years.