Retired pastor Rick Warren, author of the publishing phenomenon, “The Purpose Driven Life,” has been intensifying a media blitz in what he acknowledges may be a lost cause. He is trying to get the Southern Baptist Convention to reverse its ouster of the California megachurch he founded, Saddleback Church, for having women pastors.
With animated social media posts complete with all-capitalized words, Warren has even issued a statement, “My Apology to Christian Women,” repenting of blocking women's full use of their gifts and leadership skills until a recent change of views after a half-century in ministry.
