Jonathan Lemaster-Smith is a rural theologian and Christian educator in the foothills of of Western North Carolina. He teaches graduate-level theological education for Sioux Falls Seminary, Wesley Theological Seminary, and Hood Theological Seminary, with a focus on United Methodist Studies and Rural Ministry. He earned the PhD in Christian Education and Congregational Studies from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. He blogs at https://jlemaster-smith.com.