Gordon T. Smith is the president of reSource Leadership International (formerly Overseas Council Canada), an agency that seeks to foster excellence in theological education in the developing world. He assumed this position in 2003 after a period of service as the Vice President and Academic Dean of Regent College, in Vancouver, Canada, where he also had a teaching appointment in Spiritual Theology (and he continues to teach part time at Regent).

Prior to joining the faculty of Regent College, Gordon was the Dean and taught theology at Canadian Theological Seminary (Regina, Canada) and Alliance Biblical Seminary (Manila, Philippines). He has served in pastoral appointments; as the senior pastor of a congregation in Ontario Canada and an international congregation in the Philippines. Along the way he has also had a number of part-time and interim preaching assignments for congregations in transition.

His work as an academic administrator has been complemented by his research, writing and teaching in the areas of systematic and spiritual theology. His particular area of interest is the theology of religious experience and in this connection he has published a number of works on such topics as the theology of conversion, the nature and practice of discernment, the place of vocation in the life of a Christian; his current foci include two studies in process for publication – one on the meaning of the Lord’s Supper in a Christian spirituality and the other on the place of confession and repentance in the life of a Christian community. The published works include:

A Holy Meal: the Lord’s Supper in the Life of the Church (Baker, 2005)
The Voice of Jesus: Discernment, Prayer and the Witness of the Spirit (IVPress, 2003).
Beginning Well: Christian Conversion and Authentic Transformation. IVPress, 2001.
Courage and Calling: Embracing Your God-Given Potential. IVPress, 1999.

In addition, Dr. Smith is partner with Dr. Ralph McCall in a venture known as SoulBusiness. Together McCall and Smith provide seminars, lectures and courses for those either in business or training for business. They have taught their course, “The Soul of the Entrepreneur,” in a number of settings. SoulBusiness is also an organization that provides consultancy services for leaders in both the world of business and in non-profit organizations.

Gordon completed his Master of Divinity at Canadian Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. at the Loyola School of Theology, the Ateneo de Manila University. He is an active member of a number of professional societies, including the Canadian Evangelical Theological Association and the American Academy of Religion.

He is married to Joella, and together they have two grown sons.