Erwin McManus

Erwin McManus
Born Irving Rafael Mesa-Cardona
August 28, 1958
Republic of El Salvador, Central America
Nationality Salvadoran, Naturalized American
Occupation Pastor, Author, Public Speaker
Spouse(s) Kim McManus
Children

Aaron, Mariah

Foster daughter Paty C
Website
Erwin Raphael McManus

Erwin Raphael McManus (August 28, 1958) is an American author, lecturer, and pastor of Salvadorean descent.

McManus is the lead pastor of Mosaic Church, a Christian community in Los Angeles, California which has been named one of the most influential and innovative churches in America.[1] He made his name first by becoming a popular speaker on issues related to postmodernism and postmodern Christianity, but also writes and lectures on topics such as culture, change, creativity, and leadership.[2] McManus was named by Church Report in January 2007 as one of the "50 Most Influential Christians in America."[3]

Biography

Born Irving Rafael Mesa-Cardona, in El Salvador, McManus' family immigrated to the United States when he was very young. He was raised in Florida. Regarding the name McManus, the minister reported that "it is not an adopted name, it was my step-father's name and I made it legal ... My mom married someone here in the United States ... that’s how we ended up being called McManus." [4]

McManus earned his B.A. from the University of North Carolina and his M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He and his wife Kim have two children, Aaron and Mariah, and a foster daughter, Paty. Aaron is currently engaged to actress and model Analeigh Tipton.

Christian Minister

Serving as a church planter in Dallas, McManus began two congregations where he worked among the urban poor. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, along with brother Alex, he was employed to replace what were described as "outdated and stagnant" church leadership teams with "younger and fresher thinkers." He moved to Los Angeles in 1993 where he eventually took the role of pastor at Mosaic. Since the 1990's, McManus has been associated with the Leadership Network. In addition, he partners with Bethel Seminary as a lecturer and futurist.

As Lead Pastor of Mosaic, McManus speaks at four Sunday services (all considered one church) in Pasadena, Hollywood, Pomona and downtown Los Angeles.[5] He headed up the creation of the Mosaic Alliance, a loose association of like-minded churches. He also presides over the "Origins" conference held yearly at Mosaic. McManus was instrumental in organizing the "Rethink" conference saying "We need to know where things are going so we can get there first." He catalyzed The Barbarian Project internship saying "The greatest enemy to the movement of Jesus Christ is Christianity."

McManus has introduced various psychological personality metrics to his church. Techniques include the Myers-Briggs type indicator and Gallup's Strengths Finder.[6] In recent years he has also founded Awaken, a collection of poets, artists, film makers and humanitarians whose stated goal is "maximizing the divine potential" in every human being.[7]

Public Speaker

Paid speaking engagements have taken McManus to over 30 countries and his work is featured in films, articles, and magazines worldwide. In 2011, he spoke at The Global Leadership Summit, which is put on by Willow Creek Association and founded by Bill Hybels.

Author

Fashion Designer and Filmmaker

In 2004, McManus entered into filmmaking. He earned credits as a producer, writer, actor, and director.[8] In a 2014 interview, McManus reported that (until 2013) he owned both a fashion company and a film company both of which collapsed financially; though, McManus later took out loans to pay employees and finish contracted projects.[9] McManus designed handbags and apparel and sold them through an internet company.[10]

Selected Filmography

References

  1. ↑ http://churchrelevance.com/50-most-influential-churches-in-america-of-2007/
  2. ↑ Doss, Yvette (January 2007). Oscar Garza, ed. Rebel With a Cross. Los Angeles: Emmis Publishing LP. p. 69.
  3. ↑ Church Report
  4. ↑ AssistNews Interview
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ yelō
  7. ↑ Awaken Human Potential
  8. ↑ "Erwin Raphael McManus". IMDB -- Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  9. ↑ Arroyo, Raymond; McManus, Erwin. "World Over 2014/07/24 - The Artisan Soul". YouTube. EWTN. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "McManus Online Home". McManus Online. Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

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