OUR PASTOR

Dr. Kevin Daniels is a native of inner-city Baltimore and is the Pastor of St. Martin Church, where the vision is “Moving from Healing to Wholeness.” He is a former Senior Fellow with the National Center for Health Behavioral Change (Kellogg Foundation), a former Science Analyst for the National Security Agency (NSA), and a current International Fellow with the International Institute of Human Sciences (IIHS). He worked at Johns Hopkins Hospital for several years in Community Psychiatry as a Social Worker in the Homeless Unit for Baltimore City.

He recently received the National Community Service Award from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, as well as the International Community Service Award from the United Nations for his Mental Health Curriculum (DSM-5 / V-Code 62.89) in Montreal, Canada. He also attended the Harvard Divinity School Summer Leadership Program in Community Development.

Dr. Daniels holds a Doctoral degree in Higher Education Leadership from Morgan State University (MSU), a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and a Doctoral degree in Theology/Public Health from United Theological Seminary, a Master of Science degree in Social Work (Clinical Counseling/Administration) from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Morgan State University. He also holds a Certification of Advanced Studies in Addictions Counseling from Johns Hopkins University and a certificate from Harvard University in Community Development.

He is currently a tenured Professor at Morgan State University’s School of Social Work, teaching across the BSW, MSW, and Ph.D. programs, with specialization in both Clinical and Community practice among urban populations. He has also developed the entire curriculum for Spirituality and Religion Critical Thinking, Clinical Practice, and Urban Communities and Organizations, and serves as Curriculum Chair. He holds a State of Maryland license as a Social Worker and Counselor.

The focus of his research is urban populations, and he has developed and published over nine (9) models addressing health, public safety, education, workforce, and economic development. He also developed cultural competence training for the Baltimore City Police Department (veterans, cadets, and community) following the Freddie Gray unrest.

Dr. Daniels serves as Chair of Civic Action with the Ministers’ Conference of Baltimore and Vicinity and as a community strategist with Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development (BUILD). He is President of the Ministers’ Conference Empowerment Center CDC and was integral in initiating “The Church Shall Lead Community Economic Development Initiative.” He has recently received program funding for STEM programming as well as workforce and economic development capital projects throughout the 14 districts of Baltimore City.

He founded the Franklin Entrepreneurial Apprenticeship Center (FEAC) CDC and also serves as Episcopal Bishop over the Ministries Entrepreneurs Networks Development (MEND) Group. He is President of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for Baltimore City (AHTF), overseeing over $20 million per year, and previously served as the Principal Investigator (PI) for the Baltimore Police Department/Baltimore Criminal Justice Collaborative community research grant related to the Baltimore Consent Decree.

Dr. Daniels was also a team member in enacting the Elijah Cummings Trauma Recovery Act legislation and served on the Trauma Task Force for Baltimore City and the State of Maryland. His work further includes involvement with the We Our Us Men’s Movement and the Baltimore City Rites of Passage Initiative (BROPI) for young men.

Currently, he is engaged in Morgan State University community grants with the National Science Foundation (NSF), including “Building Safe and Strong Communities in Baltimore City,” and the Maryland State Police Department Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Workforce Assessment Study. He is also working on a collaborative community grant with the University of Maryland RICH Program through the HUT Initiative.

Along with the Behavioral Health Systems of Baltimore (BHSB) and Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Daniels developed “Healing Us Together (HUT): Trauma-Informed Community Conversations.” Lastly, Dr. Daniels is a member of the Joint College of African American Pentecostal Bishops, serving on the Curriculum Committee, and has published several journal articles documenting ministry-based community work over the past 25 years.