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Scotty Smith

A native of Graham, North Carolina, pastor Smith dates his spiritual birthday as March 7, 1968 when a friend took him to a Billy Graham movie entitled, “The Restless Ones”, and he responded to the gospel.  Leading up to his conversion, Scotty was a member of the R&B band, The Originals, which played mostly “beach music” for fraternity parties and dance clubs in the Carolinas.

In the fall of 1968, Scotty entered the University of North Carolina as a pre-pharmacy major; early in his first semester, he felt the internal call to vocational ministry, switching his major to religion.  During his years at UNC, he was involved in many campus ministries but invested most of his time serving with a musical ministry team, The New Directions, based out of Burlington, North Carolina.  The director of the ND’s was J.L. Williams, Scotty’s first dicipler and mentor in the faith.

In 1972, Scotty married Darlene Eakin of Greensboro, North Carolina.  For a few years, Scotty was on staff with The ND’s as well as teaching at a small Bible College.  After graduating from UNC, Scotty and Darlene moved to Philadelphia, PA to attend Westminster Theological Seminary.  It was there that Scotty and Darlene met Jack and Rose Marie Miller who became the most important spiritual influence in their lives.  Jack was Scotty’s advisor and professor at Westminster and Scotty credits Jack with exposing his heart to the Alps of the Gospel of God’s Grace.

After graduating with a M.A. in N.T. Studies at Westminster, Scotty and Darlene moved back to North Carolina where Scotty served at Trinity Church in Greensboro before joining the staff of First Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem.  It was there that he was ordained into the ministry of the Word in 1978.  In 1979, the Smith’s were called to Nashville, TN where Scotty joined the staff of First Presbyterian Church as Youth Pastor.

In 1981, Scotty helped plant Christ Presbyterian Church, a PCA church in Nashville, with senior pastor, Cortez Cooper.  Scotty and Darlene were later sent out by Christ Pres. in 1986, to plant a daughter church which became Christ Community Church in Franklin, TN.  To present, Scotty continues to serve CCC as senior pastor.  He is in the pulpit approximately 28 Sundays per year, teaches a satellite class each Monday for Covenant Seminary, teaches a bible study for the women’s ministry each Tuesday and the same bible study on Wednesday nights; he also continues as an adjunct professor of Covenant Seminary teaching a class on their campus each year during winter interim.  Scotty’s church office has a swinging door as he meets with his parishioners and church officers regularly.

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  Restoring Broken ThingsWhat Happens When We Catch a Vision of the New World Jesus Is Creating

  Scotty Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman

  Thomas Tom Nelson, 2005

  Nashville, TN

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  The Reign of Grace

  Scotty Smith

  Howard, 2003

  West Monroe, LA

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  Objects of His AffectionComing Alive to the Compelling Love of God

  Scotty Smith

  Howard, 2001

  West Monroe, LA

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  Unveiled HopeEternal Encouragement from the Book of Revelation

  Co-Author

  Scotty Smith, Michael Card

  Thomas Tom Nelson, 1997

  Nashville, TN