His
Own Words and Ideas |
"You
should also require those joining to attend a new members class,
he said. 'A strong membership class will produce a strong church.'
At Saddleback Church, the required membership class teaches basic
doctrine on subjects such as salvation, the foundation of the
church's belief statements, the purpose-driven strategy of the
church, and the congregation's structure. In addition, Saddleback
requires new members to sign a membership covenant. 'When your
church adopts a membership covenant, you are choosing who stays!'
said Warren." From
pastors.com, Believe, belong and become.
See more
quotes by Warren
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The
Purpose Driven Life, and
Rick Warren
(See Entire Database
of PDL Research)
"Warren
teaches that God 'created the church to meet your five
deepest needs' just as the Roman Catholic Church says,
'The Church is the mother of all believers.' Warren, like
Rome, has switched from obedience to the Word and Person
of the Living God to submission to a church to
achieve one's needs. It is the oldest and cleverest temptation
known to man."—Richard Bennett, The
Adulation of Man in the Purpose-Driven Life
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"The
Purpose Driven Life maintains
and promotes a poor theology stemming from an
inadequate bibliology. Verses are used out of context
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Read
more — Tim Todd
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"Sin
and judgment, the awesomeness of God, etc., are often
absent from the message, or replaced with less offensive
terminology."
What's
Wrong with the 21st Century Church?
Dr. Robert Klenck
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"The
video on exponential growth, presented by Warren, is one
of the most shocking teachings I have ever seen emerge"
...Read
on
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The
Use of Poor Bible Translations
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Rick
Warren's use of the paraphrase,
The Message, for much of his writings.
We bring this to your attention, not because we believe
only one version should be used but because we believe
too many people are using The Message as a literal
translation, which it is not.
LEAD
LIKE JESUS
with Rick Warren, Ken Blanchard, Bill Hybels
Is Ken Blanchard Promoting
New Age and Buddhism?
| Rick
Warren and Contemplative Prayer |
1.
Rick Warren encourages the use of breath
prayers. (pp. 89, 299 PDL) and on pastors.com
2.
Pastors.com recommends several contemplatives: Brennan
Manning, Henri Nouwen, Richard Foster, Thomas Merton,
Jan Johnson and many more.
3.
Kay Warren recommends Henri Nouwen's book,
In the Name of Jesus and says this about
Nouwen's book, "[I]t hits at the heart of the minister....
I highlighted almost every word!"
4.
Warren speaks in 2004
at the National Pastor's Convention (put on by Youth
Specialties) where yoga,
labyrinths and contemplative
prayer are used and promoted.
5.
Rick Warren integrated Youth Specialties and Group
Publishing leaders (who are very contemplative)
to train at his 2005
Purpose Driven Youth Ministry convention.
Youth Conference Speakers
6.
Rick
Warren and the Aspen Institute
[Research
paper on Aspen Institute]
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Rick
Warren and the Emerging Church
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"Rick
Warren and others say we need to pay attention to the emerging
church. Things are changing, they say and the "emerging
church" has the answers for our generation. But what
will the emerging church emerge into? Could it be a form
of Christianity that embraces experience rather than God's
Word?"—Roger Oakland, Understand the Times.
Read Entire Article
"For
the message of the Cross is foolishness to
those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved,
it is the power of God." I Corinthians 1:18
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Click
here to Read an Excerpt
of A Time of Departing as Ray Yungen discusses
Rick Warren and contemplative prayer.
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Rick
Warren's Plans
for the Future
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"Personal
computers have brand names. But inside every pc is an Intel chip
and an operating system, Windows," Warren says. "The Purpose Driven
paradigm is the Intel chip for the 21st-century church and the
Windows system of the 21st-century church."—Rick
Warren, Christianity Today, Oct. 2005
"Since
we are to work with "the man of peace" in each village, I came
up with a P.E.A.C.E. Plan that our members at Saddleback could
get a hold of."—Rick
Warren
"I
believe that we are possibly on the verge of a New Reformation
in Christianity and another Great Awakening in our nation," said
Warren. "The signs are everywhere, including the popularity of
this book."
—Rick Warren,
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