I read about Rick Warren visiting Rwanda with quite a bit of interest. Here is someone that has been blessed with financial success and he is actively doing something good in the world. For the sake of Rwanda, I hope he is able to make a difference.

Did I cringe? Oh yeah.

The plan is remarkably similar to his book. There are five areas of concern that he calls ‘Global Giants’. This is similar to the five purposes of the church, the five puroses of your life, and the five things that can impact the community. (There are eight keys to R.E.C.O.V.E.R.Y., but that’s another story.) To address these giants, he calls for a master P.E.A.C.E. plan:

• Plant churches
• Equip servant leaders
• Assist the poor
• Care for the sick
• Educate the next generation

Verses are still mangled to fit what he wants the Bible to say. Just like Purpose Driven Life, it is a textbook example of eisegesis. The plan is still doctrine agnostic, just like Purpose Driven. The plan is a combination of marketing, optimism, and an act of sheer will.

Despite all that, at least he is doing something. I do not like the marketing feel, the lack of exposition, and I especially do not like the survey designed to gauge the health of your small groups. I thought my old church was bad. However, he is still trying to do something.

It reminds me that there is more to my faith than this blog and x minutes a day in study and prayer. I certainly hope that Rick Warren can do something positive.