Every leader reaches a point in the year where the gap between who they intended to be and who the pressure of the season has required them to become becomes impossible to ignore. The decisions have not stopped. The team still needs holding. The organizational demands have not let up. And somewhere underneath all of it, the leader, the real one, the grounded one, the one who chose…
In ‘Call and Response,’ L. Michelle Smith explores how the Black church helped shape generations of Black leaders The author combines research, history, and personal reflection to examine how lessons learned in church translated into leadership across industries. by Kay Wicker, The Grio The award-winning, bestselling author and certified executive and personal coach L. Michelle Smith was nearly 25 years into her career in corporate media training before…
Dr. DeForrest Soaries invited L. Michelle onto his SiriusXM Satellite radio show, For Your Soul. Listen to the entire show here on Sound Cloud. The interview is in two parts, at the top and bottom of the show. dbsoaries · 2026 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Speech
There is something powerful about returning to a university campus to talk about leadership. At Texas Christian University, our conversation around Call and Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church (Amistad Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishing and JVL Media) was not just about a book. It was about formation. It was about where leadership really begins. About the spaces that quietly shape courage, discipline, and voice…
“Call & Response” Author L. Michelle Smith L. Michelle Smith takes us into the pages of her new book, “Call and Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church.” Author: Robyn Yancey Published: 10:26 AM CST February 23, 2026 Updated: 10:26 AM CST February 23, 2026 See the entire interview at WFAA.Com.
TCU alum L. Michelle Smith explores leadership in the Black church By Daniel McCree, Staff Writer Published Feb 10, 2026 Although the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is the most well-known Black leader who emerged from the Black church, he is among a legion of Black leaders rooted in the church. L. Michelle Smith, a TCU alum and former member of the Bob Schieffer College of Communication Board of Visitors, has examined how the Black…
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LMS joined The Memo & Talk to Me Nice author Minda Harts for a trust-centered conversation about Call and Response on her Linkedin LIVE show, Secure the Seat.