Book Review: Untuk Apa Aku Ada di Dunia ini? (The Purpose Driven Live - Rick Warren)

Dr. Rick Warren adalah Gembala pendiri Gereja Saddleback di California dengan anggota jemaat 30.000 dan pengajar di berbagai kampus seperti Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, University of Judaism. Buku ini sudah terjual lebih dari 32 juta dan merupakan Bestselling Author disematkan oleh #1 New York Times. Di Indonesia diterbitkan oleh Immanuel, Jakarta di tahun 2021 dengan cetakan 15, jumlah halaman 419. Dengan lisensi lebih dari 85 bahasa, The Purpose Driven Life memandu pembaca untuk menjalani perjalanan rohani selama 42 hari yang akan mengantar pada tiga isu yang terpenting dalam kehidupan seorang Kristen, yaitu: Pertama, Mengapa aku hidup?. Kedua, Apakah hidupku penting?. Ketiga, Untuk apa aku ada di dunia ini?. Buku ini sangat relevan bagi orang yang terus mencari jawaban untuk apa tujuan hidup selama menumpang di bumi ini, terlebih pada siatuasi kondisi masa pandemic Covid-19 ini, bagi orang yang merindukan jawaban arti makna hidupnya setelah membaca buku ini paling tidak akan mendapatkan lima manfaat, yaitu: Pertama, Akan mendapatkan penjelasan arti dari hidup. Kedua, Akan mendapat tuntunan bahwa hidup ini sederhana. Ketiga, Akan membuat hidup menjadi fokus yang benar. Keempat, Akan membuat hidup dijalani dengan semakin termotivasi. Kelima, Akan membantu orang percaya untuk memasuki kekekalan yaitu kehidupan yang finishing well. Dr. Rick Warren is the founding Pastor of Saddleback Church in California with a congregation of 30,000 members and teaches at various campuses such as Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, University of Judaism. The book has sold over 32 million copies and is the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author. In Indonesia, published by Immanuel, Jakarta in 2021 with concrete 15, the number of pages 419. With licenses of more than 85 languages, The Purpose Driven Life guides readers to undergo a spiritual journey for 42 days that will lead to the three most important issues in the life of a Christian, namely: First, Why am I alive?. Second, is it important?. Third, why am I in this world? This book is very relevant for people who continue to look for answers to what is the purpose of living while on this earth, first in the current situation of the Covid-19 pandemic, for people whose answers to the meaning of life after reading this book will at least get five benefits, namely : First, Will get an explanation of the meaning of life. Second, Will get guidance that life is simple. Third, Will make life the right focus. Fourth, Will be a life lived by sales. Fifth, Will help believers to enter eternity i.e. a well-finished life.

Rick Warren, purpose driven en die 40 dae doelgerigte lewe veldtog

Rick Warren, purpose driven and the 40 days of purpose campaign More than 532 churches/congregations in South-Africa have already purchased “The purpose driven campaign kit” and completed the 40 days campaign or are planning to do so. The name Rick Warren is synonymous with “Purpose driven” and the popularity of his work as well as his influence in this country, justifie a study of this nature. This study wants to determine the effect of Rick Warren’s 40 days of purpose in the circuit of Klerksdorp of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika. Warren provides five purposes for a believer in the church in his book, A purpose driven life, which according to him is the church’s purpose of existence. The hypothesis of this study is that the 40 days of purpose is an excellent project for congregations to discover their purpose of existence, while it also strengthens the process of building the local congregation. Eight congregations participated in the research project.