Efrem Smith

An internationally recognized leader and speaker, Efrem Smith is superintendent of the Pacific Southwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church. He was the founding pastor of Sanctuary Covenant Church in Minneapolis and has written multiple books, including “Raising Young Heroes,” “The Hip-Hop Church” and “The Post-Black and Post-White Church.”

What COVID-19 Exposed

The church must equip cross-cultural, reconciling and justice-oriented disciple makers.

Who Are We to Be, No Matter the Season?

Our call is one of compassion and justice in any and every season.

If You Can’t See These People, You Can’t See Christ

"How we treat the poor, the oppressed, the immigrant and the incarcerated is directly related to our intimacy with God."

Efrem Smith: Pursuing a Childlike Citizenship

"Armed with love and with childlike faith, we become an army, advancing the right-side-up kingdom of God."

Efrem Smith: The Power and Freedom of a Transformed Mind

"A significant part of living the transformed life of a Christ-follower is a renewed mind."

How to Engage the Community

Efrem Smith: "The churches that are doing the best in our conference in engaging their surrounding community are the ones who value a cause more than their Sunday morning worship."

Efrem Smith: The Multi-Ethnicity of Jesus

“In Christ Jesus, we are no longer red, yellow, brown, black, and white. … We are freed from false identities, but we retain the gift of our true identities of ethnicity and nationality.”

Efrem Smith: Sanctuary Covenant Church, Minneapolis

The pastor of a multiethnic congregation shares his passion for racial reconciliation and where he thinks the Church is headed in that regard.