Rick Warren (USA) cofounded Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, in 1980 and served there until his retirement from senior leadership in September 2022. Rick was named in a Time Magazine cover article as the most influential spiritual leader in America and one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Tens of millions of copies of his 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 national surveys of pastors (by Gallup, Barna, and Lifeway) as the two most helpful books in print.
Rick has spoken in 165 nations, at the United Nations, United States Congress, numerous parliaments, the World Economic Forum, TED, Aspen Institute, and lectured at Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, and other universities.
Rick is currently Executive Director of Finishing the Task, a global movement of denominations, organizations, churches, and individuals working together on the Great Commission goals of ensuring that everyone everywhere has access to a Bible, a believer, and a local body of Christ