Matthew Winn joins Braelinn Baptist as executive pastor

Matthew Winn joins

Braelinn Baptist as executive pastor

Braelinn Baptist

Church's senior pastor Keith Moore announced recently that Matthew Winn

has been called to serve Braelinn as executive pastor. Winn's previous

position was as the southeast region leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers'

small business consulting practice headquartered in Atlanta. Winn and

his family will move to the area from their North Georgia farm in Calhoun.

"I've

known for some time now that God has clearly called me to utilize the

experience of an accelerated business career to lead the strategic, administrative

and financial endeavors of a church," Winn says. "But my real

passion is reaching people with the life-changing message of faith in

Christ. I believe we have to engage our culture to fulfill this mandate,

and I'm very excited to have found my place of service at Braelinn a church

willing to accept that challenge."

In previous

positions as vice-president of operations for The Dixie Group, Inc. and

chief financial officer for Vinings Industries, Inc., Winn led more than

150 employees, managed 13 facilities, completed over $50 million of financing

and directed the construction of a 600,000 sq. ft. facility.

He currently

is completing both a master of business administration degree in church

administration and a master of arts in Biblical and theological studies.

"I believe this combination of specialized church administration

training coupled with a solid theological foundation will become the standard

for executive pastors and administrative ministers in the future,"

Winn says.

Winn has served

as a deacon, capital campaign committee member, finance committee member,

small group leader for both adults and children, director of outreach

and as founder of the EntryPoint Outreach Ministry.

Winn met his

wife, Karen, through a semiprofessional Christian jazz band, Jubilation

Brass, while an undergraduate at Howard Payne University in Texas. They

will celebrate 15 years of marriage this month. Their son, Christopher,

is nine years old.

Winn says he

believes he brings to his new position at Braelinn "a passion for

ministry and practical experience applying faith in a professional setting

as well as a high degree of organization, determination, creativity and

professional presence developed through [his] previous roles."

"I believe

God has and will continue to use Braelinn to advance the kingdom in ways

we can't even imagine and I am thrilled to take up my place of service

here," he says.

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