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Rick Warren at Lausanne 4: ‘Part of finishing the task is re-evangelizing the Church’

Ahead of his speech Saturday at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, Rick Warren, founder of Saddleback Church in California, warned believers must re-evangelize nominal Christians to fulfill the Great Commission, adding that some followers of Christ have traded “spiritual power for political influence.”  #RickWarren #Lausanne4 #LausanneCongress #discipleship #GreatCommission

Someone on the internet sold Matthew an unregistered gun.I pray he seeks God’s forgiveness. I forgive him.

Update (April 9): Saddleback Church has announced that it will hold only a private memorial for pastor Rick Warren’s son, Matthew Warren. However, the Warrens have set up a public fund through the church, The Matthew Warren Fund, to help fight mental illness.

In addition, LifeWay Research president Ed Stetzer has posted a second roundup of Christian leaders discussing depression.

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Update (April 8): The suicide of Rick Warren’s youngest son has prompted much discussion of how churches respond to depression and other mental illnesses.

Ed Stetzer offers CNN his thoughts on four things Christians can do, including “not be afraid of medicine” and “end the shame.” (He expands his ideas on his own blog.) Justin Taylor offers a sizable roundup of sermons and resources related to suicide and depression. And C. Michael Patton, one of CT’s Who’s Next profiles who has publicly blogged his struggle with depression in the wake of his sister’s suicide, offers his thoughts on the “asphyxiation of hope.”

Southern Baptist leader Frank Page, who has written a forthcoming book on his daughter Melissa’s suicide, tells Ed Stetzer, “It is my prayer that [the book] will touch the lives of many people, helping those who have gone through this experience.”

Also, recent public comments from Kay Warren on her family’s struggles have been added to the bottom of this post. Meanwhile, Rick Warren tweeted this to his nearly 1 million followers:

Kay and I are overwhelmed by your love, prayers, and kind words. You are all encouraging our #broken hearts.– Rick Warren (@RickWarren) April 7, 2013