Matt Ayars is the Lead Pastor of Wellspring Church.
Before coming to Wellspring in 2024, Matt served as the eighth President of Wesley Biblical Seminary and Assistant Professor of Old Testament. Before serving at WBS, Matt served as the President of Emmaus University of Haiti as a career missionary with the One Mission Society.
Matt earned a BA from Asbury University, an MA in Biblical Literature from Wesley Biblical Seminary, and a PhD in Old Testament Studies from the University of Chester.
Matt is the author of several books and academic articles including:
- The Shape of Hebrew Poetry: Exploring the Discourse Function of Linguistic Parallelism in the Egyptian Hallel (Brill)
- The Holy Spirit: An Introduction (Seedbed)
- Holiness: A Biblical, Systematic, and Historical Theology (IVP)
- Salvation in Fresh Perspective: Covenant, Cross, and Kingdom (Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2015)
- Holy Is a Four-Letter Word: How to Live a Holy Life in an Unholy World (Authored with Charles Lake; Wipf and Stock.
Matt and his wife Stacey have five children.