Myths of the Modern Mega-Church: A Case Study of Saddleback

Rick Warren is the founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. He is a bestselling author of many Christian books, including his guide to church ministry and evangelism, The Purpose Driven Church, which spawned a series of conferences on Christian ministry and evangelism. He is perhaps best known for writing the New York Times Bestseller The Purpose Driven Life, which has sold more than 30 million copies to date.

David Brooks became an op-ed columnist for The New York Times in September 2003. He is currently a commentator on “The PBS News Hour,” NPR’s “All Things Considered” and NBC’s “Meet the Press.” His most recent book, The Road to Character, published in April, became a number-one New York Times bestseller. He is also the author of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There, and On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense.  Brooks also teaches at Yale University, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. He worked at The Wall Street Journal for nine years, and his last post at the Journal was op-ed editor. Prior to that, he was posted in Brussels, covering Russia, the Middle East, South Africa and European affairs. He also served as a senior editor atThe Weekly Standard for nine years, as well as contributing editor for The Atlantic and Newsweek.