The Purpose Driven Church (ISBN 0310201063) is a book written by Rick Warren, founer and senior pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, USA. It was first published in 1995. It is subtitled, "Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission." In a May 2005 survey of American pastors and ministers conducted by George Barna, The Purpose Driven Church was voted as the second book most influential on their lives and ministries, behind The Purpose Driven Life, a subsequent book by Rick Warren.