Rhonda J. Smith

Rhonda J. Smith is a wife, mother, minister, teacher, writer, speaker and friend who is dedicated to marriage, ministry and motherhood. She is overjoyed to see people walking in what they were born to do. One of her chief aims is to see women walk in the freedom of Christ and make no apologies for doing so. To that end, Rhonda blogs three times a week at Musings of a (Recovering) Strong Black Woman to challenge Christian women, particularly African American women, to refuse to walk in their strength and rely on the power of God.

A past full-time speech instructor and communications coordinator at Detroit’s Wayne County Community College District, Rhonda is a full-time homemaker and journalist. She has written for a number of publications, including The Detroit News, Newsday (New York), Chicago Tribune, Daily Tribune (Royal Oak, MI), Guideposts, and Charisma Magazine. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in communication, both from Wayne State University, Detroit. She has applied her professional communications background to teach teen girls and women at church; speak at various ministry functions; write and edit newsletters for Christian ministries; and teach public speaking workshops. She, her husband and three sons attend Evangel Ministries in Detroit, where they live.