Smith, Richard L.: - Richard L. Smith received a Masters of Arts in Religion from Westminster Theological Seminary in 1992 and a Doctorate in Historical Theology in 1996. From 1995 to 2001, he ministered in Prague, Czech Republic, with the International Institute for Christian Studies (now Global Scholars).

In Prague, he taught a variety of subjects to non-Christians at the Anglo-American College such as: Comparative Religions, Intellectual History, The Bible as Literature, Ecclesiastes, and Business Ethics. He established evangelical relationships with students through movie discussions, Bible studies, and spending time together. He also served as the Interim President of the college for one year and served on the university's Founders Board until 2019.

Richard co-established the Komensky Institute of Prague, a non-profit educational foundation, that published articles about missions and presented papers. He was also an Adjunct Professor of New Testament at Biblical Evangelical Seminary.

Since 2010, he's lived and ministered in Buenos Aires, Argentina and served as a Senior Advisor for Global Scholars. He manages a website and blog, Cosmovision Biblica (Biblical Worldview), teaches and speaks, develops curriculum, and mentors students.