ENDORSEMENTS
Pastor, you don’t have to work alone. I highly recommend David Smith Ministry to you as you earnestly seek to make a difference for Christ within your local church. With David's guidance, your ministry will be empowered to thrive and impact lives for the glory of God.
— Ricky Powell, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Blairsville, GA
In the sea of church consulting, you will be hard-pressed to find someone better than David whose counsel is backed by the perfect blend of experience and wisdom.
-Jeff Pennington, Pastor,
Smyrna First Baptist, GA
“David Smith is a ‘churchman’ in every sense of the term. David has a gift for assessing opportunities where a church can be strengthened and providing a clear game plan to reach desired goals. He has a lifetime of ministry experience and proven results. David has an unusual ability to work with churches of all sizes, styles and cultures.
— Thomas Hammond, Executive Director, Georgia Mission Board
“David has been instrumental in helping me and my staff navigate the intricate dynamics of our church, community, and team. His guidance and support have been essential in assessing our past, understanding the present, and envisioning a vibrant future for our ministry. Utilizing a biblical, comprehensive, and practical strategic planning process, David has provided me with the necessary clarity to discern the vision of our church.
Beyond his strategic expertise, David possesses exceptional communication skills, preaching abilities, and coaching acumen. His insights and wealth of experience have enriched my own pastoral journey, equipping me with the tools needed to lead and shepherd our congregation effectively.”
-Ricky Powell, Senior Pastor,
First Baptist Church, Blairsville, GA
“David is motivated to honor the Lord, maintain high standards, advance the mission of the church, and faithfully steward the resources of the ministry. Quite often you will find that a goal and task-oriented person like David will struggle relationally, but that has never been the case with him. He understands that goals are achieved by committed men and women working in alignment, and the best way to create the required commitment and alignment is through the development of strong, trusting relationships. He has never struggled to build strong, productive teams.”
-Craig Parker, Retired, Sr. Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Southern Seminary
“Taking on the role of lead pastor and church planter, David has mentored me in church administration and finances, strategic vision casting, church structure and bylaws, and forming and leading lay leadership teams. He also played a pivotal role in helping our church leadership and body successfully navigate the complex waters of purchasing property with integrity, transparency, unity, and joy.”
-Chris Harrington, Senior Pastor, GracePoint Church
David’s pastoral heart drives him to always work for the church’s best interest…”
— Chris Lowe, Executive Pastor, Red Bank Baptist Church
“David has an uncanny skill to help develop vision and align strategies to achieve that vision. He values long-range planning, organization, teaching, training, accountability, and personnel management. David has the resolve to stay-the-course and see things through to completion. He is a Pastor’s greatest advocate and supporter.”
-Bryson McQuiston, Former Minister of Administration, Bellevue Baptist Church
“David has greatly improved our church governance, financial stewardship, long range planning, launch of a successful church plant, and the turnaround of our Christian academy. During this period, he led the church through over a yearlong transition period after our Lead Pastor accepted a position as Executive Director/CEO of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. His pastoral skills are unique in that he can balance both ministry, administration, and stewardship exceedingly well. His passion for reaching the lost and for sound doctrine is contagious.”
- Greg Winchester, Former Long Range Planning Committee Chair, Alpharetta First Baptist Church
“I quickly saw how David’s planning for the Deacons added significantly to our ministry as he implemented monthly meetings verses just as called meetings, Deacon officer meetings prior to the full Deacons meeting, plus spiritual and church related guidelines for new Deacons. The Deacon officers were much more prepared in leading the Deacons through David and the Senior pastor giving more understanding of the staff plans. David understands Deacon ministry and provides valuable planning and direction for us.”
-Wally Houston, Former Deacon Chairman, Alpharetta First Baptist Church
“I have worked with David during his service at four different Southern Baptist Churches and have found his love for Jesus permeates his entire operational and relational perspectives. His positions at each while different were of the highest integrity and character. In addition to these places of service, David has worked in my consulting business, Envisioning Associates, for a period of time and was on the team leading the efforts to bring Dr. David Jeremiah to Memphis. He is real and would be a great asset to any church staff.”
-Curtis Doss, President,
MNB Architects, TN
“David is a wise, organized, discerning servant who deeply loves and cares for the church. David’s many years of ministry experience, ability to handle Scripture, and pastoral service are of immense value to the local church and church leaders today.”
- Chris Lowe, Pastor of Discipleship, CrossRoad Baptist Church“I have grown immensely under David’s leadership. His strength in strategic planning coupled with his God given gifts of wisdom, discernment, and administration, allow him to direct and build a strong framework that ultimately leads an organization/team to thrive and achieve success.”
-Nancy Foster, Director of Finance, Alpharetta First Baptist Church
“David Smith was the minister liaison while I chaired the Committee on Committees at Bellevue Baptist Church. Our responsibility included placing approximately 600 lay members on dozens of committees annually. David demonstrated an ability to nuance the integration of natural church programmatic bents with the practical realities of lay leadership. We worked smoothly in concert and David was effective in keeping the process on track with the wider goal of the church. I believe that David is uniquely qualified to recognize specific opportunities and cast a broad vision for churches at a crossroads.”
-Richard Exley, Former Committee on Committee Chairman, Bellevue Baptist Church
“I know David Smith to be very knowledgeable in the Word and insightful in his counsel. He greatly helped me through some of my most challenging life events. I will be forever grateful for his guidance, strength, and godly wisdom.”
-Debbie Putnam, Retired Bank Executive