Mat is a Commissioned Minister with the Northern Lights Region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He is a lifelong Disciple who felt called to Ministry in late 2018 and began his seminary journey in 2019 at Lexington Theological Seminary. Mat currently has a Master of Divinity from LTS and is studying in a Master of Sacred Theology Program through Chicago Theological Seminary (with a focus on Queer Theology). Mat is a candidate for ordination in the Northern Lights Region and is aiming to complete that process in Fall 2025. 

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Mat believes that everyone receives God's Love and that God/Jesus calls for us to share this Love with others. He believes that scripture is a representation of people's interaction with the divine but that the Bible is not to be taken literally (as that was not generally the style of those who wrote the Bible), but instead is to be studied to help us understand God's will and Love through the experience of those who have come before.

 

Mat Chairs the regional Faith Formation Team and serves on the Anti-Racism/Pro-Reconciliation team. Through his work on these teams he directs and counsels at Church Camps, leads at various meetings and helps to educate others. In addition to regional commissions and team, Mat serves as Vice President of board for Cane Ridge West Conference and Retreat Center (partially owned by FCC Missoula) and is currently part of the Proclamation Project through the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada.

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In addition to ministry, Mat works as an Emergency Dept. Technician and a Volunteer Fire Fighter/EMT.  He enjoys swimming, reading, movies, video games and being out in nature.  He previously studied theatre at the University of Montana and is an alumni of Sigma Nu Fraternity. Mat is part of the Missoula Lion's Club.