About the Author

Pastor Rick Warren is the founding pastor of Saddleback Church (1980) and author of The Purpose Driven Life (2002), the bestselling non-fiction hardback in publishing history according to Publishers Weekly, having sold more than 32 million copies. Pastor Rick has led Saddleback to model "7 signature issues" which have been widely adopted by other congregations: the Purpose Driven paradigm, Celebrate Recovery for addictions, HIV/AIDS ministry, the Global P.E.A.C.E. plan, OrphanCare, the Daniel Plan for fitness, and the new Mental Health initiative. Pastor Warren's messages are distributed on the internet and radio through the Daily Hope program.