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Matt Gaventa is senior pastor at University Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. Matt previously served as pastor to Amherst Presbyterian Church in Amherst, Virginia, and as chaplain to Sweet Briar College. Matt is an acclaimed writer and preacher whose work has been featured in Working Preacher and in The Christian Century. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians and of Texas Impact, as well as the Advisory Board for The Church Lab. Matt holds degrees from Georgetown University, the University of Iowa, and Princeton Theological Seminary, and is the is the 2012 recipient of the David H.C. Read Preacher/Scholar Award from Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Matt currently lives in Austin with his wife Sarah and their son Charlie. In his spare time, he hunts for tacos, heist movies, cornbread recipes, and hiking trails.
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