Why Jesus Calls You In

Matt Smethurst is managing editor of The Gospel Coalition and author of Deacons: How They Serve and Strengthen the Church (Crossway, 2021), Before You Open Your Bible: Nine Heart Postures for Approaching God’s Word (10ofThose, 2019), Before You Share Your Faith: Nine Ways to Be Evangelism Ready (10ofThose, forthcoming), and 1–2 Thessalonians: A 12-Week Study (Crossway, 2017). He and his wife, Maghan, have three children and live in Richmond, Virginia, where they are in the process of planting River City Baptist Church. You can follow him on Twitter.