Matt SmethurstMatt Smethurst is managing editor of The Gospel Coalition and author of Deacons: How They Serve and Strengthen the Church (Crossway, 2021) and Before You Open Your Bible: Nine Heart Postures for Approaching God's Word (10ofThose, 2019). He has servedas an elder of Third Avenue Baptist Church in Louisville, and he is now in the process of planting River City Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia. You can find him on Twitter at @MattSmethurst. Read More Read Less