Rick Warren

==Personal life==
Warren has been married to [[Kay Warren (author)|Kay Warren]] since June 21, 1975. They have three adult children and four grandchildren. He considers [[Billy Graham]], [[Peter Drucker]], and his own father to be among his mentors.

In 2006, after the success of his book ''[[The Purpose Driven Life]]'', he claimed to have made the decision to "reverse the tithe", donating 90% of his income to three foundations and no longer receive a salary from the church.<ref>Joseph Liu, 
[https://www.pewforum.org/2009/11/13/the-future-of-evangelicals-a-conversation-with-pastor-rick-warren/ The Future of Evangelicals: A Conversation with Pastor Rick Warren], pewforum.org, USA, November 13, 2009</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Nussbaum | first = Paul | title = A Global Ministry of 'Muscular Christianity': 'Purpose Driven Life' Author Taking On Poverty, Disease | publisher= Knight Ridder Newspapers| date = January 26, 2006 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/21/AR2006012100284_pf.html | access-date = February 19, 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>

Warren's youngest son, Matthew, committed suicide on April 6, 2013, after 10 years of struggling with mental illness since childhood. He says that, after the event, more than 10,000 people wrote to him about their own struggles within the church. In March 2014, Warren launched a ministry to educate Saddleback on its role to help people struggling with mental illness at ''The Gathering on Mental Health and the Church''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/25/rick-warren-mental-health_n_4855909.html|title=Rick Warren To Host The Gathering on Mental Health and the Church A Year After Son's Suicide|work=The Huffington Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302061436/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/25/rick-warren-mental-health_n_4855909.html|archive-date=March 2, 2014|date=February 25, 2014|first=Gillian|last=Flaccus}}</ref>