Matt Shantz

The Apostle Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 3, "Neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth." Matt considers it a privilege to do some of the watering at Central through the preaching of the Word, vision casting, developing leaders, and saying less sarcastic and cynical jokes than he used to. But watching God bring growth to people's lives in and through Central is what he considers his greatest privilege.

Matt is married and has two boys. Central drew them in from the moment they set foot in the building in 2010. Matt is honoured to sit on the Churches Together national leadership team (a group of pastors committed to collaborative church planting across Canada) and the TGC-BC council. He likes to read great books and then interview the authors on his podcast, Deep Thoughts (exploring all sorts of aspects of the Christian faith).