LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Megachurch pastor Rick Warren and the Reader’s Digest Association (RDA) will stop co-publishing their quarterly magazine, the partners announced Nov. 4.
Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in southern California, will move the magazine online.
The partners unveiled “The Purpose Driven Connection” in January, a slick publication that featured spiritual guidance from Warren and a DVD for small group discussions. The annual subscription of $29.99 included special access to additional online resources. The last print edition of the magazine will be published in mid-November. In 2010, its content will be posted for free on the Web site www.purposedriven.com.
The RDA will refund unused print subscriptions and aid Warren’s Saddleback Church in hosting the Web site through the first quarter of 2010. The RDA filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in August to help reduce its debt.
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