Intelligent, confident, and diligent are three of the many words used to describe Pastor J. Drew Sheard. His awesome leadership abilities have established his position as one of the most influential leaders in the Church of God in Christ.
 
He matriculated at Wayne State University, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Education, and a Master of Education degree in Mathematics.
 
He has held several positions in the Church of God in Christ on national, jurisdiction and local levels including Chairman of local and state youth departments, National Adjutant Overseer, Executive Secretary of the International Youth Department and Vice-President of the AIM Convention.
 
As an advocate for youth and wayward souls, he implemented several programs during his tenure as International Youth Department President, and currently serves as Chairman of the Auxiliaries in Ministries-AIM-Convention, Superintendent of the Emmanuel District, Administrative Assistant of the North Central Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Michigan, and as the Senior Pastor of Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ in Detroit, MI. Recently, Pastor Sheard was inducted into the prestigious Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers.
 
Pastor Sheard is the dedicated husband of Evangelist Karen Clark-Sheard, and father to Kierra Sheard and J. Drew Sheard II.