Mr. Matt Courtney was born and raised in Modesto, California. He moved to Rolla, Missouri where he earned his B.S. in Nuclear Engineering and then joined the US Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer with a Nuclear Propulsion specialty. After serving six years, he enrolled at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary where he completed his MDiv. He and his wife serve actively as part of their church’s revitalization team and in leading worship. Mr. Courtney is excited to utilize all that has been developed in him to now serve the Lord by pouring into students at Southside.