Samuel Bolen's life passion is to connect the church across cultural, socioeconomic and geographical lines. He has served in ministry for over a decade, both in establishing and leading community ministries in low-income neighborhoods, as well as working in pastoral ministry in churches. As executive director, Bolen and his team get to work with Jackson’s “superheroes,” her grassroots ministry leaders working in communities throughout the city. He also gets the privilege of connecting individuals, families, churches and businesses to invest their time, talent and treasure in Jackson’s leaders. Bolen, his wife Hallie, and their three sons reside in Jackson and are members of Redeemer Church.