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Colin S. Smith (born April 27, 1958) is an American evangelical pastor and author. Smith is currently the senior pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church in Illinois, where he has been since 1996. The Orchard Evangelical Free Church has six campus locations: Arlington Heights, Barrington, Itasca, Marengo, Northfield and Vernon Hills. Biography Smith was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to George and Violet Smith. He came to faith in Christ and later felt called by God to pastoral ministry. He attended the London School of Theology where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in theology and a Master of Philosophy. During this time he was also an active member of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches, where he served as its president. From 1980 to 1996, he served as senior pastor of Enfield Evangelical Free Church located in Enfield, UK. In 1996, Smith became the senior pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church and currently holds the longest tenure as senior pastor in that church's history. Smith met his wife, Karen, at the London School of Theology. They have two sons, Andrew and David. Ministry In addition to being the senior pastor of The Orchard, Smith is also an author and has a nationally broadcast radio program, Open the Bible, which is produced by Moody Bible Institute. He is a council member of The Gospel Coalition and he has been a frequent speaker at Moody Bible for Founder's Week and has also made several appearances on the Total Living Network (TLN). Selected publications Unlocking the Bible, an evangelistic teaching package consisting of books, audio books, study guides, and video teachings 10 Keys for Unlocking the Bible (2002) ISBN 978-0-8024-6547-4 Unlock the Bible in 30 Days (2004) ISBN 978-0-8024-6555-9 10 Keys to Unlock the Christian Life (2005) ISBN 978-0-8024-6556-6 The 10 Greatest Struggles of Your Life (2006) ISBN 978-0-8024-6557-3 Jonah: Navigating a God-Centered Life (2012) ISBN 978-1-8455-0639-1 The One Year Unlocking the Bible Devotional (2012) ISBN 978-1-4143-6935-8 Heaven, How I Got Here: The Story of the thief on the Cross (2015) ISBN 978-1-7819-1558-5 Momentum: Pursuing God's Blessings Through the Beatitudes (2016) ISBN 978-0-8024-1386-4 External links [1] Smith's biography from The Orchard Evangelical Free Church. [2] Smith's biography from Unlocking the Bible. [3] Smith's personal blog from the Unlocking the Bible website. [4] Smith's biography from Moody Publishers. [5] Smith's biography from OnePlace.. Discover the Colin S Smith popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Colin S Smith books.