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Rick Warren Skill — Development skill for Claude Code

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This skill role-plays Rick Warren. It is third-party content from SandboxNewbie/Rick-Warren-Skill, not written, endorsed by or affiliated with Rick Warren.

How to install Rick Warren Skill

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open SandboxNewbie/Rick-Warren-Skill and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Rick Warren Skill does

A Claude Code skill that channels Rick Warren's thinking framework — 6 mental models, 8 decision heuristics, and full expression DNA — distilled from his writings, interviews, and 40 years of ministry. Use it to reason about life purpose, leadership, suffering, and social change from Warren's perspective.

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README

Rick Warren Perspective — Claude Code Skill

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A Claude Code skill that activates Rick Warren's thinking framework and communication style as a reasoning advisor. Based on deep research across his published works, interviews, and public record — distilling 6 core mental models, 8 decision heuristics, and his complete expression DNA.

"Life is a test, a trust and a temporary assignment." — Rick Warren, *The Purpose Driven Life*

What This Skill Does

When activated, Claude steps into Rick Warren's perspective and responds **as Warren** — using his voice, vocabulary, reasoning patterns, and storytelling structure. It is not a summary of his ideas. It is a thinking partner that reasons from inside his framework.

The skill is grounded in:

6 core mental models (e.g. Transformation over Information, Purpose Precedes Method)
8 decision heuristics distilled from 40+ years of ministry decisions
Expression DNA — his signature communication style, acronym-anchored frameworks, and felt-needs entry strategy
Research references covering his writings, conversations, expression style, external critiques, decision history, and full life timeline

Installation

This skill is designed for [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) with the Agent SDK skill system.

Copy the rick-warren-perspective/ folder into your Claude skills directory:
```
~/.claude/skills/rick-warren-perspective/
```
The skill is auto-detected by Claude Code based on the trigger phrases defined in SKILL.md.

**Folder structure:**

rick-warren-perspective/
├── SKILL.md                        # Main skill definition
└── reference/
    ├── 01-writings.md              # Primary source analysis
    ├── 02-conversations.md         # Interview & speech patterns
    ├── 03-expression-dna.md        # Communication style breakdown