Jeff Smith teaches ethics, soteriology, church history, and preaching for RBS.

Conversion

Jeff was raised in an evangelical Christian home in Western North Carolina. Though making a profession of faith in his childhood, he was awakened to his sinful undone state and truly converted to faith in Christ alone in his mid-twenties.

Family

Jeff has been married to Kelly since 1990. They have six children, Rachel, Sarah, Samuel, Josiah, Guy and Garrison. As of 2025 they have 5 grandchildren are hoping for many more!

Vocation

Pastoring Emmanuel Baptist Church, Coconut Creek, FL.

Hobbies

Jeff enjoys deer hunting back in the Carolinas in the fall and trout fishing when able in the Spring or Summer and spending time with his family.

Church Ministry

Jeff is a pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Coconut Creek FL where he has served since 2009. His ministry focus at Emmanuel is preaching, while also engaged in shepherding the flock.

Ministry Experience

After serving as a summer youth minister and an interim pastor in different churches, Jeff became the pastor of an SBC church in Townville, SC, after graduating from Seminary (1990–94). He then was involved in planting Covenant Reformed Baptist Church in Easley, SC, where he served as a pastor (1994–2009). Jeff also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Reformed Baptist Seminary.

Education

B. A. in Religion, minor in History from Gardner Webb College; M.Div. from Southwestern Theological Seminary.

Publications

The Rich Man and Lazarus: The Plain Truth About Life After Death (Darlington, Co Durhan, UK: Evangelical Press, 2019).
Preaching for Conversions (Conway, AR: Free Grace Press, 2022).
The Law and the Lord's Day (Montville, NJ: Trinity Pulpit Press, 2025).
Contributor, In Service to the Church: Essay in Honor of Dr. Robert Paul Martin (Conway, AR: Free Grace Press, 2020).
Contributor, A New Exposition of The London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689, Rob Ventura, General Editor (Geanies House, Fearn, Ross-Shire: Christian Focus Publications, 2022).
"Overview and Critique of the New Perspective" (Part I)" Reformed Baptist Theological Review, Vol. III, No.1, January 2006 (Palmdale, CA: Reformed Baptist Academic Press, 2006).
"Overview and Critique of the New Perspective" (Part II)" Reformed Baptist Theological Review. Vol. III, No.2, July (Palmdale, CA: Reformed Baptist Academic Press, 2006).
"Whose Sanctification is it Anyway?", Reformation21 (Lancaster, PA: July 25, 2022).
"Defining Definitive Sanctification", Reformation21 (Lancaster, PA: Aug. 9, 2022).
"Definitively Dead and Alive", Reformation21 (Lancaster, PA: Aug. 19, 2022).
"How Saints Are 'Farther' Sanctified” Reformation21 (Lancaster, PA: Sept. 14, 2022).
"Imperfect in This Life", Reformation21 (Lancaster, PA: Sept. 30, 2022).
"The Certain Progress of Sanctification", Reformation21 (Lancaster, PA, Oct. 27, 2022).

Teaching Experience

Reformed Baptist Seminary; Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary; Florida Bible College; Seminary in Santiago, DR; Seminary in Far East.

In addition to teaching in the U.S., Jeff has taught courses in the Dominican Republic for RBS, in Colombia for RBS and CBTS, in the Far East and in Northern Ireland.