About

Matt and TheresaThanks for stopping by ChurchThought.com!  My name is Matt Steen and I created this site to be a resource for church leaders of all types.  Leadership in the church is a constantly evolving art form and takes intentional effort in order for us to stay up to speed on all that is going on out there.  Everyday I will be sharing articles, stories, and blog posts that I hope you would find interesting and relevant to your role as a church leader.  You will also find some of my own thoughts, and those of different experts in fields related to church ministry.  Jump in, share your thoughts in the comments section, and make sure that you subscribe so that you won’t miss anything.

Over the last twelve years I have had the privilege to serve in many different church contexts.  After interning at a mega church in the northeast suburbs of Atlanta I went on to serve a mid size church in the New York City Metro area.  After years of serving as a youth pastor and leading ministries serving age 29 down to infants I served as the executive pastor at a church plant in Baltimore, helping to establish relationships with the communities that we were serving, developing the structures and processes needed for a church to function, and developing the teams needed to accomplish our vision.  I am currently working with Church Simple, coming alongside churches across the nation and helping them to focus on their calling by acting as both coach and concierge.

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