Experience Speaks: Gregg Matte

In our Experience Speaks series, Outreach 100 pastors share what they’ve learned about themselves, the church and the definition of success.

Gregg Matte
Houston’s First Baptist Church in Houston, Texas

ON THE CHURCH

The church is filled with tremendous people who love God and love my family. The best thing I can do for the church is to continue to point them toward Christ with the dreams that are bigger than our abilities.

ON MYSELF

I want things to go faster and with less friction than reality enables.

ON SUCCESS

Success means being faithful to God’s call on my life and leading his people in his direction.

BEST ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED

It is never going as good as people say or as bad as people say.


HOUSTON’S FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Houston, Texas
Senior Pastor: Gregg Matte
Twitter: @GreggMatte
Website: HoustonsFirst.org
Founded: 1841
Affiliation: Southern Baptist
Locations: 6
A 2015 OUTREACH 100 CHURCH
Attendance: 8,019
Largest: 52


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