Matt Payne

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.