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Feb 1, 2024 · A student at Beeson Divinity School once came to preaching professor Robert Smith Jr. in tears. The young man’s fiancée had returned the ring to him and called off their engagement. Smith...
Feb 25, 2020 · This lecture was given as part of our lunchtime series, From Text to Sermon, presented by the Robert Smith Jr. Preaching Institute at Beeson Divinity School of Samford University in...
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- Beeson Divinity School, Samford University
Feb 6, 2020 · Robert Smith, Jr., Professor of Christian Preaching at Beeson Divinity School, gives the second of two lectures for the 2020 Adams Lecture Series.
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- Southeastern Seminary
Nov 12, 2018 · In this video, Robert Smith Jr. shares a powerful insight on the death of his son and how that moment shaped his understanding of forgiveness and the gospel. Robert Smith Jr. holds the Charles T. Carter Baptist Chair of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School, where he teaches Christian preaching.
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MDiv, PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryDoctor of Sacred Theology (Hon.), Temple Community Bible CollegeDoctor of Divinity Honoris Causa, Newburgh Theological SeminaryBS, Cincinnati Bible CollegeChrist-Centered Exposition Commentary: Exalting Jesus in Joshua(B&H Publishing Group, Nashville, forthcoming)The Oasis of God: From Mourning to Morning—Biblical Insights from Psalms 42 and 43E. K. Bailey Expository Preaching Conference Living Legend, 2017Preaching Book of the Year Award by Christianity Today’s preaching.com, 2009Preaching Book of the Year Award by Preaching magazine, 2008Beeson Divinity School’s “Teacher of the Year Award," 2005The place of passion in preachingThe literary history of African American preachingChristological preachingTheologies of preaching- Charles T. Carter Baptist Chair of Divinity
Jan 1, 2008 · Robert Smith Jr. masterfully articulates metaphorically the duty and commission of every preacher to escort their hearers into the presence of God for transformation all the while dancing in adoration and praise for glory of God and satisfaction in His word!
Robert Smith, Jr. holds the Charles T. Carter Baptist Chair of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School where he teaches Christian Preaching. Previously he served as the Carl E. Bates Associate Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.