Mr. Smith has a Master’s Degree in counseling and a Bachelor’s Degree in rehabilitation and worked as a certified counselor, certified rehabilitationist & certified labor market consult/expert witness in Maricopa County for 23 years and in the field of rehabilitation for 25 years prior to entering the ministry on Christmas Day 2005. His prior certification credentials included work as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Professional Counselor (Arizona), Certified General Counselor (Nebraska), Certified Insurance Rehabilitation Specialist, Certified Earnings Analyst, Certified Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Job Placement Specialist and Certified Forensic Vocational Expert. He was an expert witness in Superior, Federal & Industrial courts in Arizona, Nevada, Texas and California. He provided expert witness testimony in legal court cases over 200 times in his 25 year professional career.