Made to Flourish
Matt Rusten is the President and Executive Director of Made to Flourish, a pastor's network for the common good. Previously, Matt served as Pastor of Spiritual Formation at Blackhawk Church and as an Associate Pastor at Christ Community Evangelical Free Church. Matt is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Fuller Theological Seminary, having already earned a Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a Bachelor of Science from North Dakota State University.
Made to Flourish
We empower pastors and their churches to integrate faith, work, and economic wisdom for the flourishing of their communities. Made to Flourish exists to bring a new story of work to pastors, churches, and communities across the country. Through this new narrative, pastors become better shepherds to people in the workplace, and Sunday worshipers look outside their church walls for ministry and discipleship opportunities in their Monday-to-Friday work EMPOWERING PASTORS Made to Flourish’s primary hands-on work is with pastors, utilizing city networks, workshops and online trainings, pastoral residencies, and resource development. EMPOWERING CHURCHES Pastors who flourish naturally help their churches to flourish by integrating faith, work, and economic wisdom in their corporate worship services, discipleship programs, pastoral practices, and outreach.