What is the average weekly attendance at the church founded by the author of The Purpose Driven Life ?
Rick Warren Richard Duane "Rick" Warren (born January 28, 1954) is an American evangelical Christian pastor and author. He is the founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church, an evangelical megachurch in Lake Forest, California, that is the eighth-largest church in the United States (including multi-site churches). He is also a bestselling author of many Christian books, including his guide to church ministry and evangelism, "The Purpose Driven Church", which has spawned a series of conferences on Christian ministry and evangelism. He is perhaps best known for the subsequent book "The Purpose Driven Life" which has sold more than 30 million copies, making Warren a "New York Times bestselling author.
Neil Thomas Ministries Neil Thomas Ministries (NTM) is a non-profit, Christian organization whose doctrine is heavily based on Methodism, a branch of Protestant Christianity. In 1971, Neil Thomas and Tom Griffiths founded the organization's college in Canberra, Australia. As of 2011, NTM operates missions in India, Pakistan and Tibet, together with other nations in Africa and Oceania including New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, where the ministry has been highly influential. In Vanuatu the ministry serves its community through three Bible Colleges in English and Bislama, 130 churches, two junior secondary schools and several medical clinics. The founder of the denomination, Paster Neil Thomas, died on 11 December 2014 in Melbourne, Australia.