Samuel Rodriguez

The Current

Samuel Rodriguez

Pastor, New Season Church

Samuel Rodriguez is the President of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), the world’s largest Hispanic Christian organization. He stands recognized as America’s most influential Latino/Hispanic faith leader.

He was the first Latino to deliver the keynote address at the annual The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, and is the recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award presented by the Congress of Racial Equality.

He is the executive producer of two films, and also cofounder of TBN Salsa, an international Christian-based broadcast television network. His published books include You Are Next, Shake Free, and Be Light—a #1 LA Times bestseller.

Samuel serves as Senior Pastor of New Season Church, with campuses in Los Angeles and Sacramento, California, where he resides with his wife, Eva, and their three children.

Nicole Smithee

Nicole is the CEO and cofounder of Iridescent Women, a digital media company committed to awakening women to their unique brilliance through real and authentic conversations and connections. She’s also an international speaker and author, committed to creating content that inspires and empowers others to live boldly and compassionately. Nicole also serves on the executive team at Liberty Church in New York. She enjoys quality time with friends and family, getting lost in a good book, being active, exploring new places, and Netflix-binging. Nicole lives in Manhattan with her husband Ben.

Chris Sharpe

Chris has been a leader in church technology for over a decade. His passion for serving the Church through radical care and innovation has helped Subsplash grow into a market leader serving millions of people and tens of thousands of organizations. Chris excels at raising up leaders and motivating them to succeed through his leadership of the business development department at Subsplash. From his time working in television to his years in non-profit ministry, he's driven by a desire to genuinely build hope filled cultures where every person can flourish and succeed.

Chris Larson

Chris Larson is the president and CEO of Ligonier Ministries, an international ministry founded by RC Sproul to proclaim the holiness of God in all its fullness to as many people as possible. Chris joined Ligonier in 2004 and leads strategic outreach initiatives and oversees daily ministry operations. Before diving into ministry, he worked in education and the corporate world. Learn more about Ligonier Ministries at http://ligonier.org