Matt Payne
Director of Accelerate and Church Ministries
Education
- M.A. Missional Leadership, Trinity Bible College
- B.A. Applied Liberal Arts – English, Communication Minor, University of Central Oklahoma
Professional Experience
- Director of Church Ministries, Trinity Bible College and Graduate School, Ellendale, ND
- Vice President of Student Services, Trinity Bible College and Graduate School, Ellendale, ND
- Director of Enrollment, Trinity Bible College and Graduate School, Ellendale, ND
- Graduate School Enrollment Counselor, Trinity Bible College and Graduate School, Ellendale, ND
- Adjunct Faculty, Trinity Bible College and Graduate School, Ellendale, ND
- Associate Pastor, Freedom Church, Aberdeen, SD
- Worship Pastor, Victory Church, Oklahoma City, OK
- Worship Pastor, Mending Hearts Church, Stella, OK
Volunteer Involvements
- Board Member, Freedom Church, Aberdeen
- Feeding South Dakota
- Victory Church Outreaches
About
Matt Payne started working at Trinity in the winter of 2017, filling a new role as Graduate School Enrollment Counselor for Trinity’s growing grad programs. Since then, he has served as Director of Enrollment and later VP of Student Services, where he oversaw Enrollment, Marketing, Financial Aid, Student Accounts, and Student Records at Trinity.
In 2023, Matt both started his PhD in Practical Theology and stepped into a new role as the Director of Church Ministries, where he works with students, the institution, and constituent districts to prepare ministry students for the demands of vocational ministry.
Matt is a leader, communicator, and team builder. He’s passionate about leadership and leadership development. He lives with the conviction that Christian leaders should be the best leaders in the world because of the empowerment of the Holy Spirit and the Biblical mandate to serve.
Matt loves teaching, thought provoking books, movies, smoking and grilling meats, making music with his friends, hanging out with his beloved family, and video gaming. He is not very good at drawing, but he is very good at word games.
Phone: 701-349-5415