Conference Speakers
Speakers at the ChristLife National Conference are pioneers for the new evangelization and leaders for the ChristLife process in their parishes.
Ralph Martin
President of Renewal Ministries
Ralph Martin is the president of Renewal Ministries and the host of the weekly Catholic television program The Choices We Face. He holds a doctorate in theology and is the director of Graduate Theology Programs in the New Evangelization at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Detroit. Ralph is also the author of the widely read A Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward and The Fulfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook for the Journey to God Based on the Wisdom of the Saints.
Dave Nodar
Founder and Director of ChristLife
Dave is a frequent speaker in dioceses, parishes, and other organizations in the USA and internationally. He is a content developer and speaker for the Discovering Christ, Following Christ, and Sharing Christ courses. He has also authored Characteristics of the New Evangelization, and co-authored Discover Christ, Follow Christ, and Share Christ. His passion is to help others to know the merciful love of God the Father in Jesus Christ through the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit. Dave and his wife Ely have seven adult children, eight grandchildren, and live in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dave enjoys hiking with Ely and wishfully dreaming of fishing!
Dianne Davis
Director of Mission Expansion for ChristLife
Dianne began her career in banking, advancing to Vice President of Bank of New York and M&T Bank. She married her husband John, whom she met in high school, and they have two young adult sons. Although it looked like she had all she was striving for, inside she felt a longing for something more. In March 2001, two women came to her office looking for a business loan and ended up sharing the Gospel with her. Later that night, Dianne committed her life to Jesus. That encounter changed her life, and her deepest desire is to share the Good News of salvation through Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit! She longs to see revival in the Catholic Church and across the world through people personally encountering Jesus. Dianne serves as ChristLife’s Director of Mission Expansion, and as conference speaker, and teacher, and co-author on Sharing Christ series and Share Christ book.
Fr. Erik Arnold
Pastor in Archdiocese of Baltimore
Rev. Erik Arnold was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 1999. He earned a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University and is ChristLife’s liaison to Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore. He is a speaker for the Discovering Christ, Following Christ, and Sharing Christ courses. As a pastor, he has run the ChristLife series in his parishes and has seen great fruit come from it as people’s lives are changed by the Lord Jesus and the power of the Gospel. Fr. Erik loves to escape to the outdoors to get recharged, as well as drawing support from family and priest friends and a good meal.