Singer, songwriter, poet, entrepreneur, teacher, actor, youth director, Minister
Rev Leon Campbell has been the Director of the Agape Youth and Family Ministry at Agape International Spiritual Center since November 2004. Agape has one the largest spiritual youth communities in the country. The ministry services over 1,000 children per month. He has developed a comprehensive youth curriculum featuring original programming encompassing self-expression, creativity, spiritual practice, sacred rituals and service projects for youth of all ages.
Rev Leon recently served as the Youth Program Director for the Mind valley University four week summer program in Pula Croatia. He facilitated the program for over 300 youth and teens from all over the world.
As a performing recording artist, Leon’s debut offering entitled “Dearly Beloved, Songs, Sonnets & Stories” is currently available on all Digital Streaming Platforms. This project is a personal autobiographical sketch of his life conveyed through stories and poetry that he has written over the years.
He established Agape’s first week-long eCamp. This one-of-a-kind Summer Youth Camp and Festival, located at Cedar Lake Camp in Big Bear, California,
Rev. Leon established the Agape Youth and Family Artist in Residence program, a six to eight week workshop in which professional artists from the Los Angeles area offer instruction in a variety of creative modalities, culminating in a performance or exhibition
He established the Young Men’s Mentoring program over a decade ago along with College Connections, a program which assists youth in researching colleges and securing funding for higher education. He has been the director of the Carl Anderson Scholarship Memorial Fund for the past seven years, securing over $173,000 in scholarship funds for more than 80 youth. His work with youth education continues as the Co-Executive Director of the Agape CDF Freedom School, a summer literacy program that partners with the well-respected Children’s Defense Fund to engender a love of reading and healthy lifestyle habits in the children of our Los Angeles community.
He co-partnered with CosmiKids, Inc. to establish national conferences on transformational parenting and teaching, recruiting leading edge speakers and facilitators on various subjects such as learning styles, educational innovations, autism and enlightened communication.
Rev. Leon is the Director of the Inspired Authentic Men’s Ministry.
Dr. Campbell received an honorary doctorate degree from the Agape University in honor of his years of service as a leader, spiritual practitioner and educator, as well as a member of one of the first classes of Agape ordained ministers