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Matt Ballard

Matt Ballard serves as the student minister at Calvary Baptist Church in McLeansville, NC. He has served in student ministry at churches in North Carolina and South Carolina. He is currently pursuing an MA in Christian Ministry from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Matt met his wife, Lindsay, while studying at Southeastern, and they have a heart to disciple and invest in teenagers. They had their first child, Nora, in March 2021. In his free time, Matt loves hanging out with his family, reading, running, playing sports, and watching Alabama football.

youth group teaching

Weekly Preparation to Teach the Bible at Youth Group

Matt Ballard | January 23, 2023

Our teaching should help students understand that the Bible is primarily about God and his plan to a redeem a people for himself.

Leading Our Youth Ministries at the End of COVID

Matt Ballard | April 17, 2022

If God pursued us and died for us when we were his enemies, we can trust him to sustain us and lead us in love and wisdom now that we are his beloved sons and daughters.

Don’t Entertain Teenagers, Disciple Them

Matt Ballard | September 10, 2021

Teenagers need an encounter with God more than they need to be entertained.

Youth Minister, You Are Not Sufficient (And That’s a Good Thing!)

Matt Ballard | July 27, 2020

Students need us to lead and teach from the overflow of our intimacy with Christ.