Curtis (Curt) Smith is a retired American Baptist clergyman/organization consultant, who lives in Mukilteo, Washington, just north of Seattle. Born and raised in southeastern Iowa, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, his Master of Theology degree from the American Baptist Seminary of the West in Berkeley, California, and his Doctor of Ministry degree from the School of Theology in Claremont, California. He is an Army veteran having served in Korea (1955) and later in Vietnam as a military chaplain (1967-'68). Following 15 years of traditional...