Matt Wallis
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Religion |
| Occupation | Pastor |
| Location | Brandon, Florida, United States |
| Introduction | I am a pastor in the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. I am married and have four children. I am a graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary's Florida Campus (Master of Divinity) and was a member of the Inagural Class. I have served as a pastor in this Conference since 1993. Prior to that I was a Corrections Deputy (Officer) with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. I am also a graduate of Florida State University (B.S. in General Communications--class of 1998). |
| Interests | Books, theology, football, spiritual formation, evangelism, leadership, Wesley Studies, Wesleyan theology, history, how things are made (like in "Picture-Picture on Mr. Rogers), TV, News, crossword puzzles, post-modernism, church history, spiritual disciplines, Cuban coffee, Christian apologetics, narrative theology, narrative counseling, any book by Brennan Manning, Donald Miller, Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, Henri Nouwen, Erwin McManus, or Brian McClaren. |
| Favorite movies | The Princess Bride, Zoolander, What About Bob?, Airplane, The Shawshank Redemption, Contact, Phenomenon, Fletch, Fletch Lives, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Better Off Dead, The Patriot, Braveheart, Gladiator |
| Favorite music | U2, Third Day, John Michael Talbot, P.O.D., 80's music, Van Halen, |
| Favorite books | "Sanctity Without Starch" by Bob Tuttle, Jr.,"Celtic Prayers" by the Northumbria Community,"Blue Like Jazz" by Donald Miller,"Through Painted Deserts"by Donald Miller,"Ruthless Trust" by Brennan Manning,"In the Name of Jesus" by Henri Nouwen,"Good to Great" by Jim Collins,"The Barbarian Way" by Erwin McManus,"The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience" by Ronald Sider,"Letters From A Skeptic" by Gregory Boyd,"Recovering the Scandal of the Cross" by Joel B. Green,"Leadership and Self-Deception" by the Arbinger Institute |