Matt is the Senior Pastor of Fourth Baptist Church of Plymouth, Minnesota, where he succeeded Dr. Douglas McLachlan. Matt graduated from Northland Baptist Bible College in 1998, earned his Master of Divinity degree from Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis in 2002, and completed his Doctor of Ministry degree from Northland International University in 2010. Before coming to Fourth Baptist in 2008, Matt served as an assistant, Interim, and then Senior Pastor at Chisago Lakes Baptist Church in Chisago City, Minnesota.