Matt Heerema

Matt is a pastor, businessman, theology student, & massive geek.

Church

Lead Pastor, Stonebrook Church

  • A thriving, multi-generational congregation that seeks to teach & follow God’s word and glorify Jesus by making disciples.
Stonebrook Church

Business

CEO, Chief Strategist, Mere Agency

  • We make websites that impact the world
  • Solutions for organizations of all shapes and sizes
  • Matt founded Mere in 2011
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Latest posts

  • Why “They Can’t Win An Election” is a Terrible Reason to not Vote for a Candidate

    Please excuse my politics, and don’t take this as a tacit endorsement for any particular underling candidate, (I’m still undecided though I am starting to lean.) “Can’t win” has always seemed circular to me. How does a candidate win? If people vote for them. Who do people vote for? Whoever they think has the best…

  • The Myth of Work-Life Balance

    John Beeson asserts that work-life balance is an unobtainable myth, and that we instead need a system and support structures to help us manage our lives, tasks, and time. I couldn’t agree more, and I think there are immense parallels in the ministry world. Here are some key thoughts in the article:

  • Focus on building a stellar team, not hiring stellar individuals

    There is an important management axiom articulated by Jim Collins in “Good to Great“, when hiring, don’t seek to fill an “empty position” in your organization, seek to hire an exceptional individual (“get them on the bus”).

  • Five Things You Should Stop Doing

    Great post on the Harvard Business Review about Five Things You Should Stop Doing in 2012. I think you should stop doing them immediately. 1. Responding Like A Trained Monkey – (compulsively checking your email) 2. Mindless Traditions – Slavery to unnecessary tasks for the task’s sake. (Though I think some traditions are worth keeping,…

  • The 11 Best Books I Read This Year (Theology)

    Since it is that time of year where bloggers reflect wistfully on the past year, especially with regard to books they’ve read, music they’ve listened to or products they’ve enjoyed so as to compile a nice digestible list, chock full of affiliate links, I thought I’d add to the noise and let you all in…

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