Dr. Ron Smith

rsmith@wbs.edu
601-366-8880 ext.118

Dr. Ron Smith, President of Wesley Biblical Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi, is a 1977 graduate of Asbury College, 1982 (M.D.) graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary, and a 1990 (T.H.) graduate of Princeton School of Theology. He has just finished the Masters of Philosophy degree at the graduate school of Drew University, and is writing the dissertation for his Ph.D. The concentration of study is on the theological and intellectual history of revivalism, particularly in America.

Ron is an ordained deacon and elder in the Southern New Jersey Conference of the United Methodist Church and appointed to the pastorate. Ron pastored three churches in New Jersey before serving for three years as a Fellow at the Francis Asbury Society. He then served as Executive Director of the Society for two years. In July 1998, Ron became the President of Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi.

Dr. Smith has been privileged to speak in a wide arena of denominational settings around the world. He has served as a keynote speaker in a variety of regional and national meetings for denominations and consortiums in the broader Wesleyan world. Ron has also delivered the noted Thomas F. Staley Distinguished Lecture Series.

Ron’s special burden is for students in higher education. He and his family have hosted a weekly meeting for spiritual growth and study with college, seminary students and some faculty members.

Ron currently serves on the Board of Trustees for World Gospel Mission and is a member of the OMS International Board of Trustees. He is a Board member for the Francis Asbury Society, and serves on the editorial board for the Francis Asbury Press.

Ron is married to Dorena (Ritzler) and together they have two daughter, Katie and Laura Jane.

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Dr. Ronald E. Smith
2008 Schedule