Matt Carter Matt Carter serves as the Pastor of Preaching and Vision at the Austin Stone Community Church in Austin, Texas, which has grown from a core team of fifteen to over 8,000 attending each Sunday since he planted it in 2002. Matt has coauthored multiple ooks, including a commentary on the Gospel of John in The Christ Centered Exposition Commentary series. Matt also coauthored a novel of historical fiction, Steal Away Home, which tells the real life story of famed pastor Charles Spurgeon's unlikely friendship with former slave-turned-missionary, Thomas Johnson. Matt holds an MDiv from Southwestern Seminary and a Doctorate in Expositional Preaching from Southeastern Seminary. He and his wife Jennifer have been married for over twenty years, and they have three children, John Daniel, Annie, and Samuel. Read More Read Less