Laura Polich Short

Laurie Polich Short is a popular speaker, author, and associate pastor at Ocean Hills Covenant Church in Santa Barbara, California, with a graduate degree from Fuller Theological Seminary[3][4]. She has been featured on PBS, Focus on the Family, and RightNow Media, where her studies have garnered over half a million views[3][5]. Her published books include *Finding Faith in the Dark* (2014), *When Changing Nothing Changes Everything* (2017), and *Tracking God in Your Life* (2026)[1][4].