The Rev. Samual Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, is on a mission to reach the masses with biblical truth.
His quest has stretched from the pulpit to Hollywood, with the preacher diving into Tinseltown to produce hit films like “Flamin’ Hot” and “Breakthrough.”
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The fascinating mixture of Gospel-driven preaching and movie-making is something Rodriguez said first came on his radar 10 years ago when he was pastoring in church and a woman came up to the microphone and said, “Samuel, God says ‘Hollywood.’”
“I had no inclination for Hollywood, no desire for Hollywood, to be honest,” he said on “Higher Ground With Billy Hallowell. “I was one of those evangelical pastors who would preach strongly against Hollywood.”
But Rodriguez soon received a call from Paramount about screening the film “Noah” to see how it might appeal to the Christian community.
He agreed and, like many commentators and Christian voices at the time, informed them the movie would likely not perform well among the evangelical community — a prediction that came to fruition.
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