Rick Warren Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Early life and education== Warren was born in [[San Jose, California]], the son of Jimmy and Dot Warren.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rick-Warren Rick Warren], britannica.com, USA, retrieved June 27, 2020</ref> His father was a Baptist minister, his mother a high-school librarian. He was raised in [[Ukiah, California]], and graduated from Ukiah High School in 1972, where he founded the first Christian club on the school's campus.<ref>Mair (2005), pp. 34.</ref> He studied at [[California Baptist University]] in Riverside, California and earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]], then he studied at [[Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]] in Fort Worth, Texas and earned a [[Master of Divinity]] in 1979. He also studied at [[Fuller Theological Seminary]] in Pasadena, California and earned a [[Doctor of Ministry]].<ref name=Top25Leaders /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page