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Also known as Richard Duane Warren

American Baptist pastor and writer

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Rick Warren was born on 28 January 1954 in San Jose, and holds United States citizenship. He works as a theologian, writer, pastor and parson, following the Baptist faith, and is employed by Saddleback Church. He was educated at California Baptist University, the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Fuller Theological Seminary.

His works include The Purpose of Christmas and The Lord's Prayer.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1954
Works
144

Top works

  • The purpose of Christmas
  • Doelgericht leven
  • Daily inspiration for the purpose driven life
  • Mannago sip'ŭn Yesu
  • The Lord's Prayer

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Film & TV

San Jose, California, USA

Richard Duane Warren is an American Baptist evangelical Christian pastor and author. He is the founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church, an evangelical megachurch affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention in Lake Forest, California, which is the sixth-largest megachurch in the United States.

Known for

  • Finding Your Roots — Self2012

via TMDB

Key facts

Church
Saddleback Church
Born
Richard Duane Warren , ( 1954-01-28 ) January 28, 1954 (age 72) , San Jose, California , U.S.
Denomination
non-denominational
Spouse
Kay Warren (m. 1975)
Occupation
Founding pastor, author, Executive director Finishing The Task
Education
California Baptist University ( Bachelor of Arts ) Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ( Master of Divinity ) Fuller Theological Seminary ( Doctor of Ministry )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Rick
Family name
Warren
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
San Jose
Occupation
pastor
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Baptists
Official website
www.rickwarren.org
Image
Rick Warren (2016).jpg
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Rick Warren
date of birth
1954-01-28
social media followers
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Encyclopedic overview

Richard Duane Warren (born January 28, 1954) is an American evangelical Christian pastor and author. He is the founder of Saddleback Church, an evangelical Baptist megachurch in Lake Forest, California. Since 2022, he serves as executive director of the Finishing the Task mission coalition.

Rick Warren was born in San Jose, California, to Jimmy, a Baptist minister, and Dot Warren, a high-school librarian, and was raised in Ukiah, California. Warren earned a Bachelor of Arts from California Baptist University, followed by a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1979, and later a Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rick Warren” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.