My name is Dave Smith. I’ve been a professor of Bible for the last 3+ decades. I’ve been honored to teach at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wesley Biblical Seminary, Wesley Seminary, Kingswood University (Canada), but principally at Indiana Wesleyan since 2000. Truth be told, I’m a pastor masquerading as a professor. I care for people’s hearts just as much as for their minds. 

For the last 42 years, I have been married to Angie. She is a home-maker and a mentor of young women on the Indiana Wesleyan campus. We have two grown children, Joshua (married to Laura) and Hannah (married to Brian). All four are Indiana Wesleyan University graduates, and we have five grandchildren. 

Angie and I have pastored two churches; our last role was as solo pastor in Cleveland, Ohio.  We loved local church ministry. More so, serving in the local church is a prerequisite for teaching current and future pastors. I also serve in the Wesleyan Church as a Crossroads District Circuit Rider. Just like John Wesley, I travel from Wesleyan Church to Wesleyan Church pouring my life into the life of local church pastors.  

I am passionate about the Gospels and Paul’s letters. But I have also done extensive study and teaching in the Hebrew Bible. Angie and I have traveled around the world teaching and doing leadership development. For the last 15 years, we have been working in local Church-based Community Development in Malawi, Africa through Circle of Hope, International. Circle of Hope feeds 500 orphans daily, provides for their education through grade 8 and has established governmentally approved health care for them and the needs of the local community. 

Since I recently retired from full-time teaching in the classroom, I have started a new ministry called True^North  It’s a local church Disciple-Making program centered around training people to read, interpret and apply the Scriptures, often in small accountability groups which facilitates life transformation.