Our Team

EXECUTIVE STAFF

FOUNDERS/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

JOSH AND TRACEY MATTESON

Josh and Tracey met while in Bible College and were married in 1996. They have three boys of whom they are extremely proud: Josiah, Benjamin, and Elijah. God called the Mattesons to serve as a church-planters in April of 2017. Prior to that, Josh served as senior pastor at an established church for 9 years, having served as the interim pastor for a year and as the student pastor for 7 years prior to that. Josh graduated from International Baptist College with my B.A. in Bible and Pastoral Studies and completed his Master of Divinity at Phoenix Seminary in 2016. Josh and Tracey and have a deep and abiding passion for readying the next generation. Both see their investment in students as a crucial outworking of the calling the Lord has given to them to serve Him and further the Gospel. Their joy is leading students to experience the challenge and thrill of front-line service for the expanse of the Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS

WILL WORTHINGTON

Will and Carly met while attending Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. There Will received a degree in Biblical Studies while working at several different churches before becoming a teacher and a coach at Briarwood Christian School. Together they have two children, Teddy (2) and Kit (2 mo). Both Will and Carly grew up experiencing international missions and this ultimately led to them packing up their stuff and moving to Nashville, Tennessee to engage in student missions training and to also serve amongst the refugee community there. The Worthingtons attend Brentwood Baptist Church in Nashville, TN. Will and Carly have a huge heart to equipping the harvesters and raising support for their mission so that all of their energy, time, and resources can go directly to what the were sent to do...to serve the nations and to build God’s kingdom, all for His glory!

DIRECTOR OF TEAM TRAINING

WILL BURNHAM

Will married his wife, Laura in 2002. Since then, he and his wife have served in multiple churches and in locations around the world as ministers and as missionaries. Their last assignment overseas was serving as Team Leader with the International Mission Board in Southern Europe. They have five children: Hunter (11), Hudson (9), Knox (6), Luke (3), and Noah (3).

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REGIONAL STUDENT MOBILIZER

BENJA MATTESON

Benja started his journey into missions by devoting a year of his life in a Gap Year missions program. After spending four months living among Rohingya refugees in the Dallas area, Benja moved to the U.K. for a six month assignment where he served in a church planting effort there. After concluding his Gap Year, Benja served on staff with a missions organization for two years. He has spent time in cross-cultural work in both India and Nepal. Benja is currently a senior majoring in Global Studies with Liberty University. He is engaged to be married in the summer of 2022. Benja and his wife-to-be, Anna, both share a passion for reaching the nations and for mobilizing the next generation.

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DR MATT OLSON

Matt Olson is currently Pastor for Preaching and Teaching at Valley Community Church in Lafayette, CO, Coaching Champion for the Denver Send Network of the North American Mission Board, and a Leadership Coach credentialed with the International Coaching Federation. Over the past forty plus years he has followed a passion for the Great Commission as a church planter, church planting catalyst, pastor, and college president, while also serving in various positions on fifteen non-profit boards including five colleges and seminaries, six missions agencies, and four camps and conference centers. His primary focus today is preaching, establishing disciple-making movements, and coaching leaders. Matt's wife, Diane, has shared in ministry all along the way as a college instructor, disciple-maker, and conference speaker. Their greatest joy on earth after each other is their family - three children, their spouses, and six grandchildren.

BOB WORTHINGTON

Originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Bob currently serves as Chairman/CEO of Meta Real Estate Partners, a commercial real estate development and investment firm which invests the capital of its principals and outside investors across a diverse spectrum of real estate holdings. Over his career, Bob has been chiefly responsible for over 3 billion dollars in real estate transactions, received many industry awards, and has served as a guest lecturer and panelist at industry conferences, university classes, and other related gatherings.

Outside of his real estate business, Bob has been enthusiastically active in numerous ministerial pursuits. Among them, Bob served as Vice Chair on the Board of Trustees for 18 years with Wesleyan School, a K-12 fully programmed Christian school in Atlanta, Georgia, and currently serves as a Trustee Emeritus. He previously chaired and currently serves on the board of FCA Dominican Baseball, a missional platform dedicated to spreading the Gospel to children in Dominican villages through bringing their local coaches to faith and making disciples of these influencers. Bob has coached youth sports for over 25 years, serving on local organizing boards, and using his coaching platform to forge relationships and mentoring opportunities for him to both share and model his faith. Through these and other avenues, Bob has sought to offer himself and his resources in service to Christ through service to Christ’s children.

Bob resides in Atlanta and is married to the former Piper Jan Berryman with whom he shares 3 children and 6 grandchildren.

DR LES MILES

WILLIAM KIRKLAND