Sunday, March 9, 2008

Dr. Robert Smith Jr.

Links and information related to our March 9th guest speaker:

http://www.preaching.com/resources/features/11548050/

http://www.preaching.com/media/podcasts/11552116/archive3/

http://www.sebts.edu/chapel/chapelMessages.cfm?filter_sortdirection=DESC&filter_semesterid=0&Page=6

rrsmith@samford.edu
Associate Professor of DivinityA.S., God's Bible College B.S., Cincinnati Bible College M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Doctor of Sacred Theology (Hon.), Temple Community Bible College

Robert Smith serves as professor of Christian preaching at Beeson Divinity School. Previously he served as the Carl E. Bates Associate Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. A popular teacher and preacher, he received Southern’s 1996 Findley B. Edge Award for Teaching Excellence. An ordained Baptist minister, he served as pastor of the New Mission Missionary Baptist Church for twenty years before returning to complete his Ph.D. He is a contributing editor of a study of Christian ministry in the African American church, Preparing for Christian Ministry, and co-editor of A Mighty Long Journey. His research interests include the place of passion in preaching, the literary history of African American preaching, Christological preaching, and theologies of preaching. At Beeson, Smith teaches Christian Preaching and other electives in homiletics. He received Beeson Divinity School’s "Teacher of the Year Award" in 2005. He and his wife, Wanda, are the parents of four adult children.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

heard dr smith at langston baptist church in conway sc at costal convention and was impressed by him thank you so much you are a blessing to me rev claude burleson

Anonymous said...

We had Dr. Smith at our church this week, speaking at our Worship Renewal Conference. Wonderful sermons sent through this man with such knowledge and love for Christ. Wished I could travel to hear him again.

Anonymous said...

Dr Smith, what an awesome word you delivered at Elizabeth Baptist Church doing Global Mission Conference. Thank you