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Rick Warren (born January 28, 1954) is the founding and senior pastor of Saddleback Church. Rick Warren is also the author of many Christian books, including The Purpose Driven Life, and a major (and occasionally controversial) figure amongst the Southern Baptists in the United States.

Rick Warren attended Ukiah High School. He graduated in 1972 and thereafter obtained a bachelor of arts degree from California Baptist University in Riverside, his Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1979) in Fort Worth, and his Doctor of Ministry degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. Rick Warren also holds several honorary doctorates. Rick Warren has lectured in the cities of Oxford, Cambridge, and at the University of Judaism (for Synagogue 3000), and the Evangelical Theological Society, among numerous seminaries and universities.

Rick Warren has been invited to speak at national and international forums including The United Nations, The World Economic Forum in Davos, The African Union, The Council on Foreign Relations, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, TED, and TIME’s Global Health Summit. Rick Warren is also a signer of a statement concerning the global warming initiative.

Rick Warren was named one of America’s Top 25 Leaders in the October 31, 2005 issue of U.S. News and World Report. Rick Warren was elected by TIME magazine as one of 15 World Leaders Who Mattered Most in 2004 and one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World (2005). Newsweek magazine called Rick Warren one of “15 People Who Make America Great”, an award given to people who, through bravery or generosity, genius or passion, devote themselves to helping others.

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Joel Osteen is the senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, North America’s largest and fastest growing church averaging more than 42,000 attendees at weekly services.

Joel Osteen is also the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Your Best Life Now, and his television ministry is the most watched inspirational program in America.

Joel Osteen attended Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma for a semester, but he chose to return home to continue working at the church. After 17 years with his father producing the church’s television program, Joel Osteen succeeded his father on October 3, 1999 as pastor of Lakewood Church. Ironically, Joel Osteen had only preached once in his life, the week before his father’s death. Today, Lakewood Church services, led by Pastor Joel Osteen are seen in over 100 nations around the world.

Joel Osteen first book, Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential, was released in October 2004. Soon after publication, it was ranked at the top of the New York Times Bestseller’s list and continues to be among the top 10 best selling books (as of May 28, 2006).

In December 2006, Joel Osteen was named one of the year’s “Ten Most Fascinating People” by Barbara Walters.

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Gary Chapman is a minister, counselor, and author of the Five Love Languages series. He is the director of Marriage and Family Life Consultants, Inc.

Gary Chapman also has a radio program on marriage that airs on over 100 stations. Gary Chapman is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from Wheaton College and Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in anthropology from Wake Forest University. Gary Chapman also received Master of Religious Education (M.R.E.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.Gary Chapman is also the senior associate pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Gary Chapman joined the staff in 1971 and shares the responsibilities of teaching and family care. Dr. Gary Chapman regularly speaks during the Sunday morning worship services. Gary Chapman is an intellectual Bible teacher who uses a singular wit and dry humor in his teaching style.

The first of many books promoting this concept was The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate, published in 1992. The book has sold over 3 million copies in English — having been translated into 33 other languages[1] — and the 1996 edition consistently ranks in the top 100 sellers on Amazon.com, ranking in the top 50 as of February, 2007. Since then, Gary Chapman has gone on to apply the concept in additional books focusing on children, singles, men, and teenagers, and the topics of God and apology.

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Don Miguel Ruiz (born 1952) is a Mexican author, nagual, shaman, and teacher.Don Miguel Ruiz went to medical school and was a surgeon until a near-death experience impelled him to seek answers in ancestral traditions of the Toltec in which his mother was a curandera (healer), and his grandfather a nagual (shaman) who, after death, continued to teach Ruiz in his dreams.

Don Miguel Ruiz most famous and influential work, The Four Agreements, was published in 1997 and has sold around 4 million copies. The Four Agreements advocates personal freedom from agreements and beliefs that we have made with ourselves and others that are creating limitation and unhappiness in our lives. Ultimately, it is about finding one’s own integrity, self-love, and peace within this reality.The Four Agreements are:

• Be Impeccable With Your Word.
• Don’t Take Anything Personally.
• Don’t Make Assumptions.
• Always Do Your Best.

Don Miguiel Ruiz also wrote a workbook as a companion to The Four Agreements. He then wrote several other books, including The Voice of Knowledge, Prayers, and The Mastery of Love. In Beyond Fear, by Mary Carroll Nelson, he discusses some of his beliefs through a series of interviews, including his belief in the legend of Atlantis; his belief that the sun entered its sixth age on January 11, 1992, which should lead to a new age for humanity; and his belief in the spiritual power of the pyramid of the sun at Teotihuacan.

He can speak English. He often lectures and leads retreats in the United States. Many of his students are American. In 2002 he suffered a massive heart attack, but has since recovered. He has handed the Eagle-Knight lineage over to his son Don José Luis.