Samuel Rodriguez, senior pastor of New Season, one of the most influential megachurches in the United States according to Newsmax, is the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), one of the largest Christian organizations in the world.
Rodriguez is recognized by CNN, FOX News, Univision and Telemundo as the most influential Latino/Hispanic faith leader in the United States. Charisma magazine named him one of 40 leaders who changed the world. The Wall Street Journal included him among the top 12 Latino leaders, the only religious leader on that list. He has been named among the “Top 100 Christian Leaders in America” (Newsmax 2018) and nominated as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World” (TIME 2013).
Rodriguez has advised Presidents Bush, Obama and Trump. He is the first Hispanic American to have participated in two different presidential inauguration ceremonies.
In 2009, he read from the Gospel of Luke at President Barack Obama’s inaugural prayer service at St. John’s Episcopal Church and in 2017, on the Capitol steps before a global audience, Pastor Sam read and prayed from the Gospel of Matthew, concluding with “in the name of Jesus.”
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He is the author of 12 best-selling books, including “Be Light,” “Persevere with Power” and “Your Mess, God’s Miracle.” In addition, he is executive producer of three films, including BREAKTHROUGH and FLAMIN HOT, currently available on Disney+.
Rodriguez is the recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award from the Congress of Racial Equality. As a social architect and cultural reformer, Samuel lives to glorify and magnify the name of Jesus.
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