Shelton Smith (born December 4, 1942) is the current editor of ''

The Sword of the Lord ''The Sword of the Lord'' is a Christian fundamentalist, Independent Baptist biweekly newspaper. ''The Sword of the Lord'' is published by Sword of the Lord Ministries, a non-profit organization based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, which also publ ...

'', a

Christian fundamentalist Christian fundamentalism, also known as fundamental Christianity or fundamentalist Christianity, is a religious movement emphasizing biblical literalism. In its modern form, it began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries among British and ...

publisher, based in

Murfreesboro Murfreesboro is a city in and county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 152,769 according to the 2020 census, up from 108,755 residents certified in 2010. Murfreesboro is located in the Nashville metropol ...

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

. He is involved with the

Independent Baptist Independent Baptist churches (some also called Independent Fundamental Baptist or IFB) are Christian congregations, generally holding to conservative (primarily fundamentalist) Baptist beliefs. Although some Independent Baptist churches refuse af ...

movement.

History

Shelton Smith was a long time Pastor, his longest tenure being at Church of the Open Door/ Carroll Christian Schools in

Westminster Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster. The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Bu ...

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

, from 1979 to 1995. He received his Doctor of Ministry, Practical Theology from Luther Rice Seminary in 1976, and his Doctor of Theology from Midwestern Baptist College & Seminary in 2003. With the passing of Curtis Hutson, Smith became the editor of

in April 1995. Smith has continued to lead ''The Sword'' with its association with the Independent Baptist movement. Smith continues editing ''The Sword'' as well as preaching in churches around America.

Books

*''Autobiography Of Ambition''—Sword of the Lord Pub () *''Battle Over Baptism, The''—Sword of the Lord Pub () *''Behold the Lamb''—Sword of the Lord Pub () *''"Do It Aagain, Lord!"''—Sword of the Lord Pub () *''Is Everybody Going to Heaven?''—Sword of the Lord Pub *''Islam: A Raging Storm''—Sword of the Lord Pub () *''Jesus Paid It All''—Sword of the Lord Pub () *''Scriptural Fellowship''—Sword of the Lord Pub *''That's My Crowd!''—Sword of the Lord Pub () *''The Book We Call the Bible''—Sword of the Lord Pub

External links

The Sword of the Lord

1942 births Living people Baptist ministers from the United States Place of birth missing (living people) Christian fundamentalists Evangelists People from Westminster, Maryland Christian critics of Islam American critics of Islam Baptists from Maryland {{christianity-bio-stub