[JamesP81]

Saddleback Church is the largest Southern Baptist church in North America (makes one proud to be a baptist). And Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life is an incredible book that I think everyone should read.

[loftyheights]

James,
Obviously the criteria to be on this list is what it is. To be considered "influential" as a church and deny infant Baptism and the true presence of Christ in the Sacrament of the Altar (all Sacraments for that matter) means this is a list I would not only not want to be on but would be embarrassed to be included. Again, I know the criteria did not even consider true doctrinal theology to be even as important as number of members. As for me, no thanks.

[TommyDale]

"Saddleback Church is the largest Southern Baptist church in North America (makes one proud to be a baptist). And Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life is an incredible book that I think everyone should read."

A couple of points: First, Saddleback is not a Southern Baptist church. While Rick Warren claims to be Southern Baptist, and he received his Divinity degree in a Southern Baptist Bible college, he denies that organization (except when he is among them!).

Secondly, "Purpose Driven Life" (and its predecessor, "Purpose Driven Church") have been divisive to many traditional congregations worldwide. When you say that book is "incredible", if you meant "NOT credible", then I agree 100% with you. It is full of scriptural error, not the least of requiring church leadership to sign covenants, in defiance of Jesus teaching otherwise.

[Terriergal]

And Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life is an incredible book that I think everyone should read.

I think you should read Deceived on Purpose by Warren Smith.