Matthew Fretwell

Emerging from the culinary arts field as a restaurant owner and executive chef (Food Network), Matt's journey from addiction to pastor is a miraculous narrative.Feeling compassion to help other men struggling with addictions and life issues, Matt founded a non-profit ministry, Job 31 Ministries.Matt is married, has three beautiful daughters and has authored multiple books. He serves as pastor at Oak Hall Baptist near Richmond, Virginia.Matt is an advocate board member of Living Bread Ministries (LBM), a global comprehensive Church Planting organization that helps the poorest of the poor. LBM reaches the slums of the world and helps people break the chains of poverty.Matt’s the Director of Operations for New Breed Church Planting and co-founder of a collaborative church planting and revitalization initiative called Planting RVA, in Richmond, Virginia.Matt frequently writes about church leadership, planting, revitalization, health, and growth for Church Planter Magazine, Church Central, and Urban Church Planting.He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in churcplanting at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.