Ricky Smith
Ricky Smith is the Lead Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church — a Snowbird partner church in Columbus, GA. He has been married to his wife, Hilary, since November of 1996, and is the father of two girls.
Education: He received a bachelor’s degree in Christian Education with an emphasis in Youth Ministry from Bryan College, in Dayton, Tennessee. He holds a Masters degree in Theology from Liberty Baptist Seminary, and he holds a Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership from Liberty University. He also holds an honorary doctorate from Emmanuel Theological Seminary.
Ministry Experience: Ricky served as a student pastor at Calvary for several years early in his ministry.
Then, in November 0f 2016, Ricky began serving as a state missionary for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. In his role as the NextGen Catalyst, he worked with nextgen leaders (youth pastors) across the state of Georgia to see this generation engaged with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.