About Greg Smith
Greg is a follower of the Way of Jesus who has been actively involved in local communities of faith throughout his life.
He is committed to doing all he can to make the world a better place for all people. Greg’s professional path has included some twists and turns.
First, Greg was involved in refugee resettlement. Over the next few years he moved in to broader roles with increased responsibility with the Texas Department of Human Services. He walked away from this opportunity to attend seminary.
Next, Greg spent almost twenty years in parish ministry serving nine Mainline Protestant congregations ranging in size from a fifty to a few thousand affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Lutheran (ELCA), Presbyterian (PCUSA), and United Church of Christ (UCC). His final full-time experiences in this capacity were as Interim Senior Pastor of United Church of Christ congregations. While in parish ministry, he also spent nearly a decade teaching religion to undergraduate students as an adjunct professor.
Then, he found his way into healthcare. In both for-profit and non-profit settings, he focused on leading educational efforts for front-line clinical staff delivering quality, innovative care to underserved populations.
Finally, Greg landed in the faith-based non-profit sector. At his first agency, he served in a variety of roles including leading the integration and operations of a free medical clinic. Now, he serves as Chief Executive Officer of the White Rock Center of Hope – an East Dallas non-profit that cultivates hope through basic needs and personalized empowerment. Additionally, he serves on the board of the Texas Association of Charitable Clinics.
Greg is an ordained United Church of Christ pastor who strives to unite diverse people of faith and theologically diverse faith communities to the work of making more real God’s kin-dom on earth.
Greg’s theological education started with an undergraduate degree in ministry followed by a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry. Additionally, he completed training in appreciative inquiry, participated in a social enterprise fellowship, earned a Master of Business Administration degree, and completed training in intentional interim ministry..
About So What Faith
In 2009, Greg launched So What Faith as a blog focused on asking good questions and provoking conversation about matters of faith that matter. Today, more than 2,100 posts cover a wide variety of topics, including reviews of recently published books, worship resources, and issues related to American religious belief, behavior, and belonging.