Empowering people to overcome obstacles and walk in their unique purpose, is the real life message shared by Rev. Dr. Eddie Connor, who is a survivor of stage 4 cancer. After being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, at the age of fifteen, Rev. Dr. Connor preached his first message, proclaiming from Psalm 118:17, “I shall not die, but live and declare the works of the Lord.” The healing power of God has touched his life, as he has miraculously been healed from cancer.

Today, Rev. Dr. Eddie Connor is declaring the works of the Lord, as the Pastor of The Remnant Worshippers Ministry in Detroit. He is an Author, College Professor, International Speaker, Radio/TV Correspondent, and visionary of the Access Identity Conference which includes attendees from 24 states and 13 countries.

Rev. Dr. Connor is a best-selling author of 18 books and shares his story in The New York Times best-selling book REACH: 40 Black Men Speak on Living, Leading, and Succeeding. Rev. Connor was an empowerment speaker at Bishop T.D. Jakes' MegaFest. He has spoken for the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Football League (NFL). He has been featured on ABC, BET, CBS, Ebony, FOX, Jet, Lifetime TV, NBC, PBS, TEDx, The Steve Harvey TV Show, The Tom Joyner Show, The Huffington Post, USA Today, Mentoring Kings, and We TV. He also served as the President of the National Entrepreneurs Association.

Rev. Connor is an Emmy Award winner, co-starring in the film project Always Detroit Basketball. He was also featured in the acclaimed BET documentary, It Takes a Village to Raise Detroit.

Rev. Dr. Connor is the founder of the mentoring program Boys 2 Books which empowers young males via literacy, leadership, and life skills enrichment. As an aide to former U.S. Congressman Hansen Clarke, Rev. Dr. Connor assisted in crafting a bipartisan resolution to address the urgent crisis of illiteracy in America. The resolution became the impetus for President Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative.

Rev. Dr. Connor is a recipient of The President Barack Obama Volunteer Service Award, The President Barack Obama Lifetime Achievement Award, The President Joe Biden Volunteer Service Award, and The President Joe Biden Lifetime Achievement Award from The White House. He is recognized as one of the Top 35 Millennial Influencers in America, listed in the Top 100 Leaders of Who’s Who in Black Detroit, Two-time Spirit of Detroit award recipient, Michigan Chronicle’s Top 40 Under 40, and Author of the Year by Kingdom Image Awards.

As a highly sought after communicator and preacher, Rev. Dr. Eddie Connor speaks extensively at churches, colleges, and conferences by empowering people to maximize their purpose.