Seven Arrows
Aiming Bible Readers in the Right Direction
with Donny Mathis
Pastor · Professor · Author
Helping ordinary Christians read the Bible well — and churches multiply.
Matt Rogers is the pastor of Christ Fellowship Northgate in Greenville, South Carolina, and teaches church planting at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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CSB Seven Arrows Bible
The How-to-Study Bible for Students
The full Christian Standard Bible built around the Seven Arrows method — 150 passages worked through with complete application and 600 more with one arrow highlighted, so students learn to read the Bible for themselves.
- The main point of the passage
- What it meant to its first readers
- What it shows us about God
- What it shows us about ourselves
- What it asks of me
- How it shapes my relationships
- How it leads me to pray
Recent writing
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The Intangible Trait for a Good Leader
Pride sits at the root of sin, and humility at the root of good leadership. What humble pastors actually do — from deferring to others to receiving hard feedback.
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Effective Church Residencies: Developing Future Pastors
A conversation on the Pastor Matters podcast about mentorship, Matt's own path into ministry, and residency models churches of any size can adapt.
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Elevating Evangelists
Why pastors should look for the gifted evangelists already in their church — and give them room to keep the whole body pointed outward.
Sermons
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More books
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Seven Arrows
A 52-Week Devotional for Teens
with Sarah Rogers
Churches Planting Churches
A Guide for Multiplying Churches
Building Your Core Team
Models and Best Practices
with Ed Stetzer
About Matt
Matt and his wife, Sarah, live in Greenville, South Carolina, with their five children. A two-time graduate of Southeastern (MDiv and PhD), he has spent two decades in North American missions and church planting and has taught at SEBTS since 2017.
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