With guest, the Rev. Dr. Darrell Griffin, Senior Pastor of Oakdale Covenant Church in Chicago, IL. We discuss the blessing, challenges, history, and future of the African American and Urban Church. Dr. Griffin is a powerful preacher, organization change expert, and African American Church practitioner.

City Beats with Efrem Smith is about the engaging of urban subcultures, issues, and challenges for the purpose of life and community transformation. We are living in the age of urbanization, diversity, and unfortunate division. Host Efrem Smith will explore reconciliation, justice, and bridge building as the way forward.