Erwin McManus

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Erwin McManus
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McManus in 2021
Born
Irving Rafael Mesa-Cardona

(1958-08-28) August 28, 1958 (age 66)
San Salvador, El Salvador
NationalitySalvadorian, American
Occupation(s)Pastor, author, public speaker
Website Erwin Raphael McManus

Erwin Raphael McManus (born Irving Rafael Mesa-Cardona; August 28, 1958) is a Salvadoran-American author, filmmaker, and fashion designer. [1] He is the lead pastor of Mosaic, a megachurch based in Los Angeles. Erwin is a speaker and writer on issues related to postmodernism and postmodern Christianity. [2] [3] [4]

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Early life

Born Irving Rafael Mesa-Cardona in San Salvador, El Salvador, McManus was raised by his grandparents for the first years of his life. They were Catholic but McManus says he attended Mass only sparingly during his childhood. [5] [6]

McManus, along with his brother Alex, immigrated to the United States when he was young,[ when? ] joining his mother. He grew up on the east coast – primarily in Miami, Florida, but also in Queens and Raleigh, North Carolina. [7]

The name McManus comes from his mother's second marriage. McManus was not a legal name, but his stepfather's alias and later was legalized by McManus in adulthood.

McManus originally studied philosophy at Elon University, before transferring to and graduating, with a B.A., in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He later obtained his M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. McManus also received a Doctorate in Humane Letters, an honorary degree, from Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida.

Personal life

McManus and his wife Kim have three children.

Christian minister

While working on his master's degree in Dallas/Fort Worth, McManus began two congregations while serving among the urban poor. [8]

He became the Metropolitan Consultant and City Strategist for the city of Dallas and served in that role as a Futurist and Urbanologist from 1990 to 1993.

He moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1993 and became senior pastor of The Church on Brady in East Los Angeles. He later changed the name to Mosaic. Since the 1990s, McManus has been associated with the Leadership Network. In addition, he partners with Bethel Seminary as a lecturer.

As lead pastor of Mosaic, McManus speaks in multiple Sunday gatherings in Hollywood, California. Mosaic has opened multiple campuses, including Hollywood, Venice, Pasadena, Orange County, and Seattle.

McManus has used psychological personality metrics in his church, such as the Myers-Briggs type indicator and Gallup's Strengths Finder. [9] He is currently an advisor with the Awaken Group, a transformation design company. [10]

Motivational speaker

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McManus speaking in July 2019

McManus is a motivational speaker, having been paid by Fortune 100, Fortune 500, and companies such as Nike, [11] HYPEBEAST, Sony, Fox News, Apple, Liberty University, and TED. He speaks on topics like reinventing organizations, culture, community, equality, humanity, leadership, general motivation, futuristic ideas, inspiration, and spirituality. [12]

He is paid between $20,000 to $30,000 per public speaking engagement. [13]

Controversies

Stance on LGBTQ and human equality

On May 28, 2019, McManus in HYPEBEAST said that the church he is the senior pastor and CEO of, Mosaic, are inclusive to the gay (LGBTQ) community.

"I don’t have data on this, but I'm going to guess that we probably have more people who identify themselves in the gay community at Mosaic" he adds. "And so our posture has always been we're for everybody."

On June 25, 2019, the writer of the article, Emily Jensen, updated it after several verified ex-Mosaic staff members claimed that McManus's position on the LGBTQ community is false, and that he and the church itself are anti-LGBTQ. They also claimed that McManus leadership training spoke less of women, treated the homeless poorly, and do not allow LGBTQ members to be in church leadership positions. [14]

McManus responded by saying, "To be clear anyone and everyone is welcome at Mosaic. Mosaic is one of the most diverse communities that exists. There are currently many people of varied race, color, ethnicity, economic status, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs who attend Mosaic." [14]

Works

McManus has written fourteen books:

Filmmaker

Since 2004, McManus has worked as a filmmaker in multiple roles. McManus started and owned companies in both the fashion industry and film industry.

In 2013 McManus Studios and McManus shut down after investors pulled funding from the failing business. McManus took out loans to pay employees and finish contracted projects. [15]

In 2020, McManus launched a TV Show called McManus on Trinity Broadcasting Network's Hillsong Channel with his son Aaron McManus. The show includes a group of millennials discussing the "hottest, hardest topics" and current events. [16]

Selected filmography

YearTitle
2008Turnipseedproducer
2008Wide Awake (short film series)writer, director, producer, and actor
2010Crave: The Documentarywriter, director, and producer
2011A Day Without Rainwriter, director, and producer
2012Signs (short film series)writer, director, and producer
2012Crave: Calgarywriter, director, and artist
2013Interneproducer and actor
2018 Waiting for the Miracle to Come actor
2020McMANUShost

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