May 8, 2020 by Rich Villodas
Rich Villodas

Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large, multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens.

Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large, multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens. Rich graduated with a BA in pastoral ministry and theology from Nyack College. He went on to complete his Master of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. He enjoys reading widely, and preaching and writing on contemplative spirituality, justice-related issues, and the art of preaching. He’s been married to Rosie since 2006 and they have two beautiful children, Karis and Nathan. Rich has authored The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus, released in 2020, and Good and Beautiful and Kind: Becoming Whole in a Fractured World, released in 2022.

Rich Villodas

Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large, multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens. Rich graduated with a BA in pastoral ministry and theology from Nyack College. He went on to complete his Master of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. He enjoys reading widely, and preaching and writing on contemplative spirituality, justice-related issues, and the art of preaching. He's been married to Rosie since 2006 and they have two beautiful children, Karis and Nathan. Rich has authored The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus, released in 2020, Good and Beautiful and Kind: Becoming Whole in a Fractured World, released in 2022, and his latest book, The Narrow Path: How the Subversive Way of Jesus Satisfies Our Souls, released in 2024.

Rich Villodas

Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large, multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens. Rich graduated with a BA in pastoral ministry and theology from Nyack College. He went on to complete his Master of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. He enjoys reading widely, and preaching and writing on contemplative spirituality, justice-related issues, and the art of preaching. He's been married to Rosie since 2006 and they have two beautiful children, Karis and Nathan. Rich has authored The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus, released in 2020, Good and Beautiful and Kind: Becoming Whole in a Fractured World, released in 2022, and his latest book, The Narrow Path: How the Subversive Way of Jesus Satisfies Our Souls, released in 2024.