Rick Warren To Lecture At Anderson University Oct 2-3

Rick Warren, one of the nation's best-known pastors and authors, will present the second annual session of the John A. Broadus Lectures on Preaching October 2-3 at Anderson University. Sponsored by Anderson University's College of Christian Studies, the Broadus Lecture series is an annual event for students and church leaders honoring one of the nation’s pioneering teachers of preaching.

Rick Warren is founder and Senior Pastor of Saddleback Community Church in Lake Forest, CA, one of the ten largest churches in the U.S. His book The Purpose-Driven Life has sold more than 30 million copies, making it the best-selling hardback book (apart from the Bible) in American history. Time magazine named him one of "15 World Leaders Who Mattered Most in 2004" and in 2005 one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World."In 2005 U.S. News & World Report named him one of "America's 25 Best Leaders." His Pastors.com is one of the most widely-used Christian websites used by church leaders.

Attendance at the lectures will be free and open to the public. Lectures will be held Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm. Warren will preach for campus worship on Wednesday, Oct 3 at 10:10 am, then bring the concluding lecture at 2:00 pm.

"Rick Warren is one of the most significant influencers of preaching and church life in our day, and we are delighted that he will be a part of this lecture series," explains Michael Duduit, Dean of Anderson University's College of Christian Studies. "We are also glad that our students and guests will have an opportunity to hear Rick preach during university worship."

The lectureship is named in honor of John A. Broadus, who was one of the four founding faculty members in 1859 of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Greenville, SC; the seminary moved to Louisville, KY in 1877. He served as professor of preaching and later President of the seminary. His classic book, On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons, was written while teaching in Greenville and was the nation's preeminent text on the subject for the next century.

"Broadus was the father of modern expository preaching, and today’s great evangelical preachers are his legacy,"notes Duduit, who also serves as executive editor of Preaching magazine in addition to his role at AU.  "We are blessed to be able to reclaim this important part of South Carolina's Christian heritage through recognizing the Broadus name in connection with this significant annual lectureship."

For more information, contact the College of Christian Studies at 864.328.1809, or emailministry@andersonuniversity.edu.

Anderson University is a selective comprehensive university offering bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees on campus and online. Anderson is ranked in the Top Tier of US News and World Report's America's Best Colleges and is on that publication's list of the 46 "Up & Coming" universities in America. It is also ranked as one of America's "100 Best College Buys."