Matt Smethurst is lead pastor of River City Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia. He is the author of Tim Keller on the Christian Life: The Transforming Power of the Gospel (Crossway, 2025), Before You Share Your Faith: Five Ways to Be Evangelism Ready (10Publishing, 2023), Before You Open Your Bible: Nine Heart Postures for Approaching God’s Word (10Publishing, 2019), and Deacons: How They Serve and Strengthen the Church (Crossway, 2021). He also cohosts, with Ligon Duncan, The Everyday Pastor podcast. Matt and his wife, Maghan, have five children. You can follow him on Instagram or X.
