Clay Smith

Family

Hometown: Tupelo, MS
Spouse Name: Missy
Children: Emma Kathryn (2003), Isaiah (2007)

Ministry

Serving As: Senior Associate Pastor

Duties: Preaching/Teaching; Overseeing Educational Ministries and Staff; Overseeing Trio, our Sunday evening worship service; leadership in capital expansion of our facility.

Passions: being outside in God’s creation, studying American religious history, seeking to understand leadership, playing with my kids and loving my wife well

Philosophy of Ministry and Life: Seek to remember and live as a child of King Jesus, as an individual and within my community

Education/Ordination:
B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mississippi State University, 1994
M.Div., Covenant Theological Seminary, 1999

Favorites:

Scripture: Psalm 61, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Ephesians 3:10

Quote: “The High King of heaven keeps his finest wine in the cellar of affliction,” Samuel Rutherford.

Music: U2, Coldplay, Guy Clark, Dave Matthews, Richard Buckner, Patty Griffin, Nancy Griffith, Kings of Leon, JET, The Jayhawks, Dropkick Murphys, The Chieftans, Brett Dennan, The Stone Roses, Travis

Movies: O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Fletch, Bladerunner, Lord of the Rings Trilogy (and the books), Casino Royale, Batman Begins and the Dark Knight

Hobbies: reading, hiking, squash

Foods: most things without a slimy texture