The Man In Speaker's Circle
One of the most familiar faces at MU's Speaker's Circle is Jed Smock, better known as Brother Jed. Many who pass or sit and listen know Smock as a preachy, sometimes hateful, Christian fanatic. But there is more to Jed Smock. His backstory is one of extreme interest and the man who stands and preachers on college campuses throughout the United States is not the same man at the family dinner table.
Transcript of Audio: Brother Jed Smock - The Voice In Speaker's Circle
(Jake Lasofsky): "Whether inside or out of Speaker’s Circle, Brother Jed Smock
preaches the word of Jesus Christ on college campuses nation wide and has found
a way to find the delicate balance between life in the Speaker’s Circle and
life at home."
(Jed Smock): "Well, I'm formerly a college professor. I got involved in the drug radical revolutionary movements of the 60s. As the saying went, I turned on, tuned in and dropped out! Ended up living on a hippie commune in Africa where I started reading the Bible. I didn't have to read very far to determine if the Bible is true, I'm in trouble."
(Lasofsky): "Smock came back to the US to further explore Christianity,
which eventually led him to return to a place with which he was very familiar"
(Smock): I've spent all my life around college and university campuses and when I finally got converted to Christianity, naturally, I wanted to reach out to the community that I knew best."
(Lasofsky): "Though many see Smock’s beliefs as dated, the man in
Speaker’s Circle has had to adapt his old school values because of happenings
at home."
(Smock): "If you had asked me, uh, you know, 10, 15 years ago about my daughter serving in the military I probably woulda said, uh, 'No way!'"
(Lasofsky): "On campuses, Brother Jed is the fierce voice of God. But at home, Smock serves his wife
Cynthia and their 5 daughters."
(Smock): " We're a conservative, Republican, patriotic family"
Runtime: 1 minute 21 seconds
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