15 Facts About Erwin McManus

Erwin Raphael McManus was born on Irving Rafael Mesa-Cardona; August 28,1958 and is a Salvadoran-American author, filmmaker, and fashion designer.

Erwin McManus is the lead pastor of Mosaic, a megachurch based in Los Angeles.

Erwin McManus was not a legal name, but his stepfather's alias and later was legalized by Erwin McManus in adulthood.

Erwin McManus received a Doctorate in Humane Letters, an honorary degree, from Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida.

Erwin McManus 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.

Erwin McManus moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1993 and became senior pastor of The Church on Brady in East Los Angeles.

Since the 1990s, Erwin McManus has been associated with the Leadership Network.

Erwin McManus has used psychological personality metrics in his church, such as the Myers-Briggs type indicator and Gallup's Strengths Finder.

Erwin McManus is currently an advisor with the Awaken Group, a transformation design company.

Erwin McManus is a motivational speaker, having been paid by Fortune 100, Fortune 500, and companies such as Nike, HYPEBEAST, Sony, Fox News, Apple, Liberty University, and TED.

Erwin McManus speaks on topics like reinventing organizations, culture, community, equality, humanity, leadership, general motivation, futuristic ideas, inspiration, and spirituality.

Erwin McManus is paid between $20,000 to $30,000 per public speaking engagement.

Since 2004, Erwin McManus has worked as a filmmaker in multiple roles.

Erwin McManus started and owned companies in both the fashion industry and film industry.

Erwin McManus took out loans to pay employees and finish contracted projects.