Dr. Kyler Smith serves as Senior Associate Pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, and has been on staff at Hickory Grove since 2012.

He earned a B.A. in Biblical and Theological Studies from John Brown University, an M.Div. in Pastoral Ministry from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, a Th.M. in Pedagogy from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as a Ph.D. in Preaching from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Dr. Smith is married to Lauren Smith, whom he met on his first day at Hickory Grove. Together they have one daughter: Eliza.