What I like about Rick Warren is his desire to be involved in the great social issues of our day. That would be issues plural not some narrow agenda. I also seem to remember him saying that he would work side by side with those who have the same mission regardless of theological differences."This required entrepreneurial skills of a high order. Mr Graham founded two of the most powerful organisations in post-war evangelicalism, Christianity Today and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Mr Warren has become a one-man dispenser of “purpose”. More than 400,000 pastors have attended his seminars on the “purpose-driven church”, and more than 30m people have bought his book, “The Purpose-Driven Life”. Mr Graham has preached to some 215m people in 185 countries. Mr Warren, though not yet in that league, is also going global, not only with his preaching but also with his charitable work. He is now emphasising poverty, HIV-AIDS, global warming and overseas aid."
http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11920933
A Time magazine piece about his social work is here
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1830147,00.html
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