Rick Muchow is worship leader at Saddleback Church. This Magnification Ministry includes all aspects of the Creative Arts, including music, drama, dance, and visual arts, with more than 1,000 participants. He has been featured in numerous magazines, and he serves as a teacher and advisor on worship for the over 150,000 church leaders who have attended Purpose-Driven� Church Conferences. Rick and his wife, Laura, are the parents of five children.
Evangelical pastor Richard Duane "Rick" Warren was born in San Jose, California on January 28, 1954. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from California Baptist University, a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Fuller Theological Seminary. He worked at the Texas Ranch for Christ before founding the megachurch Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California in 1980. He has written or co-written several books including The Purpose Driven Church, The Purpose Driven Life, and The Daniel Plan Cookbook: Healthy Eating for Life. He has lectured as a theologian at many universities and seminaries and was chosen in 2008 by… President-elect Obama to give the invocation at his inauguration ceremony.