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Breann Smith

Faith. Freedom.
Authentic transformation.

Author, ordained minister, speaker, and leader helping women remove the mask, embrace healing, and walk boldly in who God created them to be.

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✦ Becoming the woman
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Meet Breann

Rooted in faith.
Called to help women become whole.

Breann Smith is a visionary, ordained leader, author, transformational speaker, and educator whose voice calls people beyond performance and into purpose, authenticity, healing, and spiritual renewal. With a compelling blend of biblical truth, lived experience, leadership, and transparency, Breann carries a message that reaches beyond inspiration, inviting people to confront what has hidden them, rediscover who they are, and boldly become who God has called them to be.

A native of Los Angeles, California, Breann was raised in a rich legacy of faith and ministry. Her spiritual foundation was established at Holy Rock Baptist Church under the leadership of her grandfather, the late Rev. L. L. Johnson. What began as a foundation inherited through generations became a calling she embraced for herself, shaping her into a servant leader with a deep commitment to ministry, people, and transformation.

Throughout her journey, Breann has served across ministry, administration, leadership, education, and community engagement. Her experiences have shaped a perspective that reaches both the pulpit and the marketplace. She believes purpose is not confined to a platform. It is revealed in how we lead, how we serve, what we build, and how faithfully we respond to the assignments entrusted to us.

Breann’s educational journey reflects a commitment to both theological formation and leadership development. Her academic foundation was established through seminary, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies and a Master of Divinity. Building upon that theological and ministerial foundation, Breann continued her education at Kairos Pacific University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Leadership Studies with a concentration in Worship Leadership and Formation. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership, further developing her capacity to lead, build, teach, and serve across ministry and organizational settings.

Breann is the author of RefresHER: Becoming the Woman Beneath the Mask, a transformative message centered on removing the masks created by expectations, disappointment, survival, titles, and the pressure to appear whole. RefresHER has become an extension of Breann’s larger mission to create spaces where women can encounter God honestly, embrace healing, rediscover their identity, and recognize that becoming does not require pretending.

At the heart of Breann’s message is a powerful conviction: you cannot fully become who you were created to be while continually hiding who you are.

As a visionary, Breann sees beyond what is and carries a passion for building what can be. She brings together faith, creativity, strategy, education, and service to develop experiences, resources, and initiatives designed to create meaningful and lasting impact.

Whether preaching from a pulpit, speaking at a conference, teaching leaders, engaging women in intimate conversations, or sharing through media and written work, Breann brings authenticity, substance, and purpose to every room. Her desire is not simply to inspire people for a moment, but to create encounters that provoke reflection, ignite transformation, and give people the courage to move forward differently.

Her mission is to refresh the weary, awaken purpose, restore identity, and empower people to boldly become who God has called them to be.

B.A.Biblical Studies
Leadership Studies · Worship Leadership and Formation
M.Div.Master of Divinity
M.A. in Ministry Leadership — In Progress
RefresHER: Becoming the Woman Beneath the Mask book by Breann Smith

Breann's signature message

RefresHER

Becoming the Woman Beneath the Mask

RefresHER is more than a book—it is an invitation to stop performing, begin healing, and become the woman God has been calling forward all along.

  • Release the pressure to look like you have it all together
  • Confront the masks built through pain, fear, and survival
  • Walk in faith, wholeness, and authentic freedom
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The RefresHER Journey

A message that lives beyond the page.

Through books, devotionals, teaching, and live gatherings, RefresHER creates space for women and girls to encounter God, tell the truth about their stories, and become with courage.

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RefresHER · Reader Voices

Words from women finding renewal.

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“Great read! It was on time for the season I’m in now.”
Reader in the United States September 14, 2026

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“Very refreshing and encouraging word!”
Reader in the United States October 5, 2026

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Encouragement across borders.

Easy to follow · 5/5

“I love it It gives me the energy to become a new person”
Reader in Germany Completed plan · October 11, 2026

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“I love the meaning”
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