Rick Warren is the founder of the Saddleback Church and is an influential pastor and best-selling author.
The Saddleback Church is the 8 largest Church in America.
Rick Warren’s Net Worth, Age, Wife, Children, And More
Rick Warren is described as the pope of American evangelism and has clearly made a huge impact over the course of his lifetime in the life of people.
Rick’s Bio
Rick Warren was born as Richard Duane Warren to Jimmy and Dot Warren. His father was a Baptist Minister while his mother was a librarian.
He has two siblings namely Chaundel; his sister and Jim; his late brother.
Being raised in Ukiah he studied at the Ukiah high school.
He graduated in 1972 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Divinity degree from California Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist Theology Seminary, respectively.
After earning both of his degrees, the Fuller Theology Seminary awarded him a doctor of ministry degree.
Rick’s Age
Rick Warren was born in San Jose, California on the 28th of January 1954. Rick Warren is 68 years old as of 2022.
Rick’s Books
He has written over 40 books over the course of his life out of which The Purpose-Driven® Church is the most popular. It has sold over 30 million copies and it is still popular.
Rick Warren is one of the top ten most popular Christian authors and is popular across continents as well. Following is the list of the more popular books that Rick Warren has written over the years:
- Rick Warren’s Bible Study Methods: Twelve Ways You Can Unlock God’s Word
- The Daniel-plan: 40 Days to a healthier life
- The Purpose-Driven® Church
- God’s Power to Change Your Life (Living with Purpose)
- Words to Love By (children’s book)
Rick’s Illnesses
Pastor Warren recently learned that he has spinal myoclonus and thus made the decision to retire in 2021.
Vision issues and uncontrollable muscle spasms are side effects of this uncommon neurological condition. An adrenaline rush, which is challenging to prevent during regular preaching, exacerbates these incidents.
Rick’s Net Worth
As of 2022, Rick Warren is estimated to have a net worth of over $30 Million. He has earned it throughout his life as a pastor and as a best-selling author.
Besides that, being a chief speaker in many major forums may have contributed to his wealth.
Talking about his salary, it is said that he earns up to $350,000 in the form of a salary from the ministry every month. In 2005 though, he claimed to have given 25 years’ worth of his income back to the Saddleback Church.
He has also made a resolution to stay off the payroll of the ministry for the rest of his life. Having a net worth of $38 million he is one of the richest pastors in The United States of America.
He and his wife donate to charity as well. They live off the “reverse-tithe” system wherein 10% of their income is used for expenses and 90% of it is donated to charity.
Ricks’ Personal Life / Wife
He is married to his wife Kay and both of them take part in charitable activities pretty actively. He is around 1.88 m tall and weighs about 80 kilograms or 176 pounds.
He has two children, Amy and Josh. He also had a son who is now deceased, Matthew. He is also lovingly known as “Papa Rick” by all his followers.
Trivia
- Rick Warren was born and raised in California, USA.
- He has been a best-selling author.
- He and his wife have been actively donating to charity.
- His book The Purpose-Driven® Church has sold over 30 million copies across the globe.
- He is one of the richest pastors in the United States and has also spoken for TED.
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