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Marcus D. Smith
Marcus D. Smith is a pianist, composer, arranger, teacher, and choral director with extensive professional and educational credentials currently serving as faculty at Baltimore City College. He graduated from Morgan State University and Towson University, supplemented by post-graduate studies at Westminster Choir College and United Theological Seminary College. Professionally, he has...
Updated 04/13/2026
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Michael Smith is the Minister of Music at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Whitemarsh, PA, overseeing worship, choirs, and music education programs including a chorister program for children. He earned a Bachelor of Music in Church Music from Samford University and both a Master of Music in Organ Performance and a...
Updated 04/20/2026
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Rev. Scotty Smith is the founding pastor of Christ Community Church in Franklin, Tennessee, which he planted in 1986. After 26 years of pastoring, he transitioned to broader ministry through preaching, teaching, and writing. He currently serves as Teacher in Residence at West End Community Church in Nashville and as...
Updated 12/01/2025
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Rev. Robert Smith Jr. is Distinguished Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School, where he held the Charles T. Carter Baptist Chair of Divinity for over 25 years. He previously served as the Carl E. Bates Associate Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. His book Doctrine That...
Updated 03/11/2026
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Kathy Sneller served as a preschool teacher and leader for Children and Worship at Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, MI.
Updated 04/20/2026
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Rebecca (Becky) Snippe is a program manager for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, focusing on the Zeteosearch.org and music-related projects, as well as providing administrative leadership for the CICW central office support team. Becky is a graduate of Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary. She served as co-managing editor...
Updated 02/25/2026
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Noel Snyder is a Program Manager at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary and Hope College. His doctoral dissertation examined the intersection of musicology and homiletical theory, with special attention to the theology of...
Updated 02/23/2026
see moreMarion L. Soards
Dr. Marion L. Soards is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and professor emeritus of New Testament Studies at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Soards has been a Fellow of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the National Endowment for the Humanities, The Association of Theological Schools in the...
Updated 03/19/2026
see moreRalph W. Sockman
Rev. Ralph Washington Sockman (1889-1970) was a prominent American Methodist minister and religious broadcaster. He earned his undergraduate degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, and completed his theological training at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Professionally, he served as senior pastor of Christ Church (United Methodist) in New York City...
Updated 04/13/2026
see morePete Socks
Pete Socks has a desire to learn more about the Catholic faith and does so through reading books. He blogs at The Catholic Book Blogger, where he shares book reviews and interviews authors. He is also a contributing Writer at Inside the Vatican magazine. (Source: patheos.com/blogs/catholicbookblogger; photo: catholicstand.com)
Updated 02/17/2026
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