Rick Warren Reflects on His Legacy

The Russell Moore Show

Russell Moore

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Rick Warren needs very little introduction. The planter and pastor of Saddleback Church in Orange County, California for 43 years, Warren is widely considered one of the most influential spiritual leaders in America. His book The Purpose-Driven Life has been translated into 137 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. And yet, on February 21, the Southern Baptist Convention disfellowshipped Saddleback Church due to their hiring of a female teaching pastor. On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Warren and Moore discuss the SBC's decision and how it reflects on the convention's response to sexual abuse. They talk about women in ministry, how to determine primary and secondary theological issues, and what healthy pastoral transitions may look like. And they share profound reasons for hope when it comes to the gospel going forth among the nations—even in a time when many fear Christianity's influence is diminishing. Tune in for an episode that candidly acknowledges the difficulties of Christian life and ministry while celebrating the goodness of God. Resources mentioned in this episode include: The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren Created to Dream by Rick Warren Rick Warren's Bible Study Methods by Rick Warren 700 Plans to Evangelize the World by David B. Barrett and James W. Reapsome A Theology for the Church edited by Daniel L. Akin (chapter referenced: "Conclusion: The Pastor as Theologian" by R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) One Divine Moment edited by Robert E. Coleman and David J. Gyertson Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. “The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps CT Administration: Christine Kolb Social Media: Kate Lucky Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Production Assistance: coreMEDIA Audio Engineer: Kevin Duthu Coordinator: Beth Grabenkort Video Producer: John Roland Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:03.6	This week, we have a conversation to seek to do just that. Rick Warren is a name that needs no introduction to our listeners. He of course
2:20.6	planted and pastored Saddleback Church in Orange County, California for I believe 43 years.
2:28.4	Author of many books including the Purpose Driven Life the purpose driven church and he has a new book coming
2:36.7	out later this spring called Created to Dream and we'll talk about that in a little bit. We scheduled this conversation a long long time ago
2:47.6	because I wanted to talk to Pastor Rick about transitions in ministry and about how do you how do you
2:58.2	know when you ought to pass the baton in anything that you're doing and how do you know what to do next and all those
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