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Ed Smither is Associate Professor of Church History and Intercultural Studies at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary of Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA) where he directs the Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies program. The author of Augustine as Mentor and translator of Francois Decret's Early Christianity in North Africa, Smither has also contributed to other publications in the area of early Christian and intercultural studies. Over the past twenty years, he has worked with a variety of ministries (youth, international students, worship, media) while serving the church in North America, France, and North Africa. An ordained Southern Baptist minister, Smither is presently a member of Living Word Baptist Church (Forest, VA) where he teaches an Adult Bible Community, coordinates the global ministries team, and occasionally preaches, while also speaking at other churches and conferences. Since, 1999, he has been married to Shawn (Davis) Smither and they have three children: Brennan, Emma, and Eve. As a family, the Smithers enjoy hiking, riding bikes, cheering for the Washington Redskins, and exploring the North Carolina Outer Banks.
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