Paul R. Smith author Integral Christianity: The Spirit’s Call to Evolve; Is It Okay to Call God Mother? Considering the Feminine Face of God; Hell? No! Why No One Will Be Left Behind; The Bible and Homosexuality: Affirming All Sexual Orientations as Gifts from God. www.revpaulsmith.com
Paul Smith currently serves as co-pastor of Broadway Church in Kansas City, Missouri.
After receiving a Masters degree in theology and biblical studies from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri, he came to Broadway Baptist Church in midtown Kansas City in 1963 where he continues to pastor and teach today.
In his soon to be half a century as pastor at Broadway, the church experienced significant and on-going change, becoming nationally recognized as a pioneer in small groups, contemporary worship, team leadership, justice issues, progressive theology, church renewal, and spiritual formation. It continues to evolve today.
Smith has taught extensively on contemporary church life in many churches and schools including St. Paul Methodist School of Theology, Unity Ministerial School, and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Paul R. Smith: “Jesus said if you want to move the mountains, don’t ask God to do it. Instead, tell the mountains to move! Our refusal to embrace our divinity as Jesus did keeps us asking a God “out there” to do for us what we can do ourselves. This means we are operating at a lower level of faith.”
