Wayne Smith

Wayne Smith joined the team at Leadership Network in May 2005. He currently serves as the Leadership Community Director for Senior Pastor 2 and Senior Pastor Next Chapter. Wayne also serves as the director for Internships InnovationLab. Prior to joining the LN team, Wayne served as an Executive Pastor for several years, but the majority of his career was with Young Life. He served Young Life for 23 years in multiple leadership roles. Wayne is a graduate of Texas Christian University (B.A.) and Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M) and is an ordained minister. He and his wife, Debbie, have three adult children, Dale married to Valerie, Natalie and David and two grandchildren, Cruz and Willow, and live in Dallas. They attend Irving Bible Church where Wayne serves as an elder.