Rich Villodas

Rich Villodas, lead pastor of New Life Fellowship in Elmhurst, Queens, leads a large, multiracial church with over 75 countries represented. Born in Brooklyn, Rich holds a BA in pastoral ministry and theology from Nyack College and a Master of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. He enjoys reading, preaching, and writing on contemplative spirituality and justice. Married to Rosie since 2006, they have two children, Karis and Nathan. Rich authored "The Deeply Formed Life" (2020), "Good and Beautiful and Kind" (2022), and "The Narrow Path" (2024).

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Unexpected Disaster (The Broad Path)

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Holding Vigil: Beneath a Binary Perspective on the Israeli War in Gaza

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Formation for a Newly Disrupted Generation

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“So Much Trauma”: WandaVision as Metaphor

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The Continued Problem with Thoughts and Prayers

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The Need for Deeply Formed Pastors

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Free-ish: the Here-but-Not-Yet Reality of Racial Justice

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A Prayer of Lament for These Troubled Times

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The Practice of Remembering our Death

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A Pastoral Response to the Hug Seen Around the World

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The Poway Synagogue Shooting – We Should All be Surprised by the Surprise

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Midterm Elections: Let Us Pray

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7 Questions All Pastors Need to Ask Themselves Post-Hybels

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The Good News About Our Longings: Sexuality and Spirituality

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The Fourth of July: Four Perspectives on Celebrating

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5 Ways Your Predominantly White Church Can Work for Racial Justice and Reconciliation

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Parkland and the Continued Problem with Thoughts and Prayers

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Advent: Four Elements of “Wait Training”

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What Does Jesus Say to the #TakeAknee Issue?

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A Congregational Prayer for Churches After Charlottesville

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What Should Really Concern Us about the Eugene Peterson Debacle

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3 Essentials for Pastoral Preaching

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Feast! 3 Reminders for this Eastertide

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The Wisdom of Ashes: Understanding Ash Wednesday

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The Most Subversive Thing Christians Can Do in Light of the Inauguration

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Keeping Christ in Christians

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Find Restoration in Advent with this Devotional Guide

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The Crisis That Makes Me Grieve the Evangelical Church

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Silence: The Unexpected, Prophetic Starting Point for Justice

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Racial Reconciliation May Not Be What You Think It Is

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Jesus or Politics: 7 Tough Questions to Reveal Your Lord

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Advent, Herod, and Liberty University