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title: Church Leadership | Chemistry Staffing | Matt Steen (19)
description: Matt has served the local church for over two decades as a youth pastor, church planter, and executive pastor. Originally from Baltimore, Matt currently lives in Orlando, with his wife Theresa, and has a B.S. in Youth Ministry from Nyack College and an M.Div. and MBA from Baylor University. Certified as an Urban Church Planter Coach by Redeemer City to City and as a StratOp facilitator by the Paterson Center, Matt has made a career of helping churches thrive through intentionality, clarity, and creating healthy cultures. He is convinced that a healthy church is led by a healthy team with great chemistry, and loves partnering with Chemistry’s churches to do great things for the Kingdom. (19)
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###### Matt Steen

February 27, 2019

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###### Matt Steen

February 26, 2019

[Leadership](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/tag/leadership)

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#### [The Myth of the Visionary](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/the-myth-of-the-visionary)

 The Fyre Festival gives a great example of how not to lead an organization.

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###### Matt Steen

February 21, 2019

[Staff Health](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/tag/staff-health)

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###### Matt Steen

February 19, 2019

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###### Matt Steen

February 15, 2019

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###### Matt Steen

February 14, 2019

[Staff Health](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/tag/staff-health)

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#### [The F Word That Ruins Your Team](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/the-f-word-that-ruins-your-team)

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###### Matt Steen

February 11, 2019

[Staff Health](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/tag/staff-health)

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#### [Letting Our Yes Be Yes](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/letting-our-yes-be-yes)

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###### Matt Steen

February 07, 2019

[Leadership](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/tag/leadership)

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February 05, 2019

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February 01, 2019

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