You are invited to Chapel, Thursday, March 16, as Warner Pacific welcomes special guest speaker Rev. Efrem Smith.
Join us for Chapel service (10:00 am) and the After-Chapel Q&A (11:15 am) to hear from this leading voice on matters related to “Christ, Justice & the American Way.”
Efrem Smith is an internationally recognized leader who uses motivational speaking and preaching to equip people for a life of transformation. He also consults on issues of multi-ethnicity, leadership, and community development for churches, educational institutions, and other organizations. Efrem has held positions with church and para-church organizations as well as community foundations. He also served as Founding Pastor of The Sanctuary Covenant Church and President of The Sanctuary Community Development Corporation in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Currently Efrem is the President and CEO of World Impact, an urban mission, church planting, and leadership development organization. He is the author of the books “Raising-up Young Heroes”; “The Hip Hop Church”; “Jump”; “The Post-Black and Post-White Church”; and just released “Killing Us Softly.”
Efrem is a graduate of Saint John’s University and Luther Theological Seminary. Currently, he is a doctoral student in Church Leadership at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California. He is also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, where he serves as Vice-Chair of the National Chaplain’s Committee. Efrem is married to Donecia and has two daughters; Jaeda and Mireya. They reside in the Bay Area of Northern California.