Editing Rick Warren (section)

==Early life and education==
Warren was born in [[San Jose, California]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-08 |title=Pastor Rick Warren Announces Retirement – California Globe |url=https://californiaglobe.com/fr/nationally-known-saddleback-church-pastor-rick-warren-announces-retirement/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Blackhurst |first=Rob |date=2011-08-14 |title=Mass Appeal |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2011/08/how-rick-warren-made-it-big.html |access-date=2024-11-13 |work=Slate |language=en-US |issn=1091-2339}}</ref> 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]] degree. He then 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 />