[6][7] After three years in Alaska, he returned to the University of Georgia, where he completed a Master of Arts in English in 1985.
[10] While writing for WORLD Magazine, Smith was the first to report on significant aspects of the scandal at and ultimate demise of Mars Hill Church.
[14] Rick Pidcock of Baptist News Global cited Smith and said that Basham "resorts to lies and conspiracy theories to make her case.
"[15] According to Smith, the "fundamental flaw" of Basham's book is that "corrupting money is not on the evangelical left, as she claims, but on the populist right.
Smith argued that Shepherds for Sale "purports to fight for the Gospel against heretics, but Basham is waging a proxy war, defending Trump against his evangelical critics.
"[14] MinistryWatch’s coverage of Aslan International Group became a national story, resulting in Smith being interviewed by NBC News.
He is a past editor and is currently on the editorial advisory board of “High Country,” the magazine of the Philmont Staff Association.