In what year was the author of the book subtitled "Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission" born?
The Purpose Driven Church The Purpose Driven Church (1995) is a book written by Rick Warren, founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, United States. It was published in 1995, subtitled ""Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission"." In a May 2005 survey of American pastors and ministers conducted by George Barna, "The Purpose Driven Church" was voted as the second book most influential on their lives and ministries, behind "The Purpose Driven Life", a subsequent book by Rick Warren.
Mark Driscoll Mark A. Driscoll (born October 11, 1970) is an American evangelical Christian pastor, author, and the former pastor of Mars Hill Church, a megachurch in Seattle, Washington. He resigned on October 14, 2014. In 1996, Driscoll co-founded Mars Hill Church, which as of March 2014 had grown to 14,000 members in five states and fifteen locations. He also founded The Resurgence, a theological cooperative, and co-founded several other parachurch organizations: Churches Helping Churches, a church planting network called "Acts 29" and The Gospel Coalition. He has written for the "Faith and Values" section of the "Seattle Times", "OnFaith", and the Fox News website. Driscoll has also authored a number of popular Christian books. Described as "an evangelical bad boy, a gifted orator and charismatic leader" and "hip yet hard-line", he is known for promoting "culturally relevant" yet theologically conservative Christianity. He favors "vintage" aesthetics and a "down to earth", yet at times "aggressive", preaching style.