About Matt

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Matt serves as the Lead Pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in Apex, NC. You can watch Matt’s sermon videos here, or listen to the sermons on Apple, Spotify, and Amazon.

Matt and Laura have been married since 2007 and have three children, Solomon, Ruby, and Abby.

• What is the gospel?
• What does Matt believe?

Education (See CV)

• B.A., the Arts, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Fall 2005.
• M.Div. with Biblical Languages, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fall 2008.
• D.Min. in Pastoral Theology, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Winter 2017.
• Ph.D. student (under Brian Rosner), Ridley College (Australia), est. 2028.

Experience

• Ministry Intern, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC (2005)
• Calvary School of Pastoral Leadership, Calvary Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC (2006 – 2008)
• Associate Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC (2009 – 2013)
• Brand Manager, The Gospel Project at LifeWay Christian Resources, Nashville, TN (2013-2015)
• Teaching Pastor, The Fellowship, Nashville, TN (2013-2015)
• Lead Pastor, Fairview Baptist Church, Apex, NC (2015-Current)
• Adjunct Professor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC (2025-Current)

Leadership

• The Leadership Council for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention (2016).
• The Pastors Network of North Carolina, founder with John Mark Harrison (2016).
• Young Pastors Council for the North American Mission Board (2017).
• Field Instructor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (EQUIP) (2017-).
• Board of Directors for The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (2018-2021).
• President of the North Carolina Pastors Conference (2018).
• President of the Board of Directors for The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (2021)
• Speaker Selection Council, The Pastors Conference of the Southern Baptist Convention (2022-2023)
• Chair, The Committee on Nominations for the Southern Baptist Convention (2023-2024)
• Second Vice-President, North Carolina Baptists (2025).

Books

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• Hebrews: A 12-Week Study, Knowing The Bible, Edited by J.I. Packer and Dane Ortlund, Crossway, 2015. (Paid Link)
• 15 Things Seminary Couldn’t Teach Me (Contributor), Edited by C. Jeffrey Robinson Sr. and Collin Hansen, Crossway, 2018. (Paid Link)
• The Timeless Truths Study Bible (Editor), Thomas Nelson, 2023. (Paid Link)
• Drawn by Beauty: Awe and Wonder in the Christian Life, B&H Academic, 2025. (Paid Link)
• Every Member Matters (with Josh Wredburg), B&H, 2025. (Paid Link)
• Shepherding Renewal (with Steven Wade), B&H, 2026. (Paid Link)

Preaching and Teaching

• The Gospel and Our Adoption in Christ, Hickory Grove Baptist Church
• What, then, of the Temple (Mark 13)?, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
• The Good News of Adoption (Galatians 4:1-7), Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
• Ordinary Means of Grace: Baptism and The Lord’s Supper, NC Baptist Pastors Conference (2025)
• Sermons at Fairview Baptist Church (2015 – Current)

Photos

• Casual Indoors Smiling
• Casual Indoors Smiling 2
• Casual Indoors
• Formal Outdoors 1
• Formal Outdoors 2
• Formal Outdoors 3
• Formal Library 1
• Formal Library 2
• Casual Library 1
• Casual Library 2
• Casual Library 3
• Preaching 1
• Preaching 2
• Preaching 3

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