The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Rick Warren (Author, Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 25, 2004

Abridged * 2 Hours * Read by the Author What Drives Your Church? Every Church is driven by something .Tradition, finances, programs, personalities, events, seekers, and even buildings can each be the controlling force in a church. But Rick Warren believes that in order for a church to be healthy, it must become a purpose-driven church, built around the five New Testament purposes given to the church by Jesus. Now the founding pastor of Saddleback Church shares a proven five-part strategy that will enable your church to grow... Warmer through fellowship Deeper through discipleship Stronger through worship Broader through ministry Larger through evangelism Discover the same practical insights and principles for growing a healthy church that Rick has taught in seminars to over 22,000 pastors and church leaders from sixty denominations and forty-two countries. The Purpose-Driven Church shifts the focus away from church building programs to emphasizing the people-building process. Warren says, 'If you will concentrate of building people, God will build the church.' 'Rick Warren is a master at communicating God's truth and understanding culture. Listen and learn from him.' Leigh Anderson, Pastor, Wooddale Church

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About the Author

Rick Warren is often called 'America's most influential spiritual leader.' He and his wife, Kay, founded Saddleback Church in Orange County, California, which is now one of the largest and best-known churches in the world. He also wrote the #1 all-time bestselling hardcover book, The Purpose Driven Life. SPANISH BIO: Rick Warren es pastor, estratega global, teologo y filantropo. Los medios le llaman 'El lider espiritual mas influyente de America' y 'El pastor de America'. el y su esposa, Kay, fundaron la Iglesia Saddleback en California, una propiedad de 120 acres con mas de 300 ministerios comunitarios de ayuda a prisioneros, adictos y padres solteros, entre otros. Como estratega global, el Dr. Warren asesora a lideres en sectores publicos, privados y religiosos en temas de pobreza, salud, educacion, la fe en la cultura y desarrollo de liderazgo. Es invitado a dictar conferencias en congresos y agencias estatales como las Naciones Unidas y es catedratico en diferentes universidades. El Dr. Warren es autor de varios libros, incluyendo el exito de ventas Vida con Proposito.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Audio CD
• Publisher: Zondervan; Abridged edition (May 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310259886
• ISBN-13: 978-0310259886
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,477,348 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It is nothing like the "Purpose Driven" which is awesome; this book is kinda vague..sorry, December 26, 2007

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Waiti "LadyC" (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission (Audio CD)

I guess I love the tapes so much that I thought this book was going to be like THE PURPOSE DRIVE; our reasons for being here. I just love those tapes..I really cannot figure out what the author wants me to know in this book. It is different from his other writings; in that, his message is not clear.

"Yes," I understand the purpose of the church, but what does the author want me to know about its purpose.

If the purpose is "fellowship" what type? He mentions discipleship, make it plainer please. His message wants me to think about a "healthy" church; in what way??? I mean how can people build a church without their donations, and attendance, etc. That's all they know. And Rick Warren does not tell me how to replace this with something specific.

5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent source for Christ-centered churches, August 13, 2004

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R. Siebenthal (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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In reading the previous review I concluded that there will be differing reactions to this book based on the readers' perspectives on the Bible and the need for Jesus in individual lives. Rick Warren is an evangelical pastor who believes that the Bible is absolutely true and accurate and that everyone needs the presence of Jesus Christ in his or her life. His Saddleback church congregation is (contrary to many modern Christian churches) focused on reaching those who have no history of faith in Jesus. I believe Rick does an excellent job in his discussion of effective ways that Saddleback uses to reach out to these folks. He is quick to point out that different congregations with differing demographics or area of the country will have to take these factors into consideration. He uses the five purposes which are the foundation for his book, The Purpose Driven Life, to show how Saddleback approaches worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry and evangelism. Surely there is something here that any pastoral team can use to identify the needs of their congregation and plan for meeting those needs. The only negative that I felt as I read the book was my reaction to the author's references to other mass-marketed resources he has written, but if you can look past those references (you are not required to buy any of them) then there are plenty of nuggets here for pastors and church leaders.

10 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Compromising God to Promote Warren's Ego, June 7, 2004

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This review is from: The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission (Audio CD)

Here it is, Rick Warren's latest Purpose-Drivel ® Corporation's latest marketing ploy. The insistent promotion of the Purpose-Drivel ® Life is nothing but an affront to Christian decency and blasphemous attack on Jesus. So far, the Purpose-Drivel ® Corporation's resin cross, also created to pad Warren's Disney-esque Church hasn't shown up on Amazon but it IS available for viewing on his publisher's site. This latest book makes a mockery of Christianity and should not be considered by anyone who is truly intent on seeking God's grace. Remember, Rick, "the meek shall inherit the Earth!"