Rick Warren
Rick Warren
Richard Duane "Rick" Warrenis an American evangelical Christian pastor and author. He is the founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church, an evangelical megachurch in Lake Forest, California, that is the eighth-largest church in the United States. He is also a bestselling author of many Christian books, including his guide to church ministry and evangelism, The Purpose Driven Church, which has spawned a series of conferences on Christian ministry and evangelism. He is perhaps best known for the subsequent book...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth28 January 1954
CitySan Jose, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Doing the easy thing makes you popular. Doing the hard thing makes you a leader.
If you want God to bless you and use you greatly, you must be willing to walk with a limp the rest of your life, because God uses weak people.
When pressure builds up, don't panic. Pray! Prayer is a tremendous stress reliever. It can be your safety valve.
If you have felt hopeless, hold on! Wonderful changes are going to happen in your life as you begin to live it on purpose.
Receiving, reading, researching, remembering, and reflecting on the Word of God are all useless if we fail to put what we learn into practice.
Integrity is built by defeating the temptation to be dishonest; humility grows when we refuse to be prideful; and endurance develops every time you reject the temptation to give up.
Failure isn't a character quality. It's just an event. How you respond to failure is your character.
All leaders are learners. The moment you stop learning, you stop leading. I learn as much as I can, from as many as I can, as often as I can.
If you prayed as much as you complain and quarrel, you'd have a lot less to argue about and much more peace of mind.
The more you care about the powerless, the more power you have. The more you serve those with no influence, the more influence God gives you. The more you humble yourself, the more you're honored by others.
There are illegitimate parents, but I don't believe there are any illegitimate children.
Remember that your character is the sum total of your habits.
The most desired gift of love is not diamonds or roses or chocolate. It's focused attention.
In deep pain, people don't need logic, advice, encouragement, or even Scripture. They just need you to show up and shut up.