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Andy Wood

Andy Wood

Andy Wood is the lead pastor of Saddleback Church in Southern California, succeeding founder Rick Warren in 2022, and host of the "Stronger with Andy Wood" podcast.

Oct 6, 2026

4:03
What should somebody who is single look for in a spouse?
4:06
Yeah, I would say you want, first of all, to look at how do they treat their family of origin? You want to look at how a man treats his mother.
4:14
You want to look at how a woman treats her mother, her father, how she interacts with them.
4:20
Women, you're looking for the character traits that we talked about, leader, lover, protector, provider.
4:25
Do you see those in a man? For a man who's looking for a woman, you're looking for a lot of what Stacey talked about, the wisdom, the gentleness, the compassion.
4:36
And really, what kind of person is she in terms of how she interacts with the people around her? Is she a person of care? And those are some very key character traits.
4:46
You look at the track record of their life.
6:56
Okay, Andy, how important is forgiveness in marriage?
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29:35
Well, hey, everybody.
29:36
Stacy and I are so excited about having the privilege of serving in this role.
29:41
It's still such a surreal moment for us to be called by God to be the next senior pastor of Saddleback Church, such an incredible church that God has used to impact the entire world.
29:54
In fact, when we were here in March, I had the privilege of sharing some of our story of how God used your pastor in our lives.
30:02
I remember sitting on a bus with a bunch of college students back in 2001, reading the Purpose Driven Church.
30:09
And as I was reading that book, I remember being so struck by the love that Pastor Rick and Kay have for you, this passion to share God's goodness and kindness.

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