Rick Warren founded Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA, in 1980 with one family. Today it is an evangelical congregation averaging 25,000 weekly attendees. He also leads the Purpose Driven Network of churches, a global coalition of congregations in 162 countries. He is the author of the international bestselling books The Purpose Driven Life and The Purpose Driven Church, and bestselling church campaigns 40 Days of Purpose and 40 Days in the Word.