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Rick Warren

How to build a mega-church: 10 tips from the pastors

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Mega-churches are big business, no question about it. But, how does one go about building a church with thousands of members? Here are tips straight from the pastors of the 10 largest mega-churches in America.

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Religious notes on Obama’s inauguration

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–There was some speculation a few weeks back about whether Rick Warren would invoke Jesus’ name in the invocation. If he left Jesus’ name out of the prayer, evangelicals would be offended. If he mentions Jesus–Muslims, Jews, and Americans of other faiths would be offended. Well, he mentioned Jesus. Not only mentioning him, but pronouncing [...]

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Who is Reverend Joseph Lowery?

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So, Warren is giving the opening prayer; very controversial, blah blah blah. Enough already. But what about the pastor giving the benediction, the closing prayer? He is Joseph Lowery, of course. Warren may grab all the headlines and have a mega-selling book, but it’s Lowery who has the resume.

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Obama, Warren, and middle ground

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In an era where words like “diversity” and “bipartisanship” are so en vogue, why is there such as uproar over President-elect Obama’s choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation at the inaugural ceremony on January 20th? Obama’s progressive supporters feel betrayed by his choosing a Prop 8 supporting, right wing pastor who puts gay [...]

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