The Up the Middle Church
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
 
Matt Keller is the lead pastor of Next Level Church in Fort Myers, FL.  Matt Keller is the founder and lead pastor of Next Level Church in Fort Myers, FL.  God has used him to lead the church from 30 people at their grand opening in 2002 to now over 2,000.  Matt is passionate about investing in other churches as well, having helped hundreds of pastors and church planters around the country take their leadership and churches to the next level.  One paragraph isn’t enough for you to get to know Matt, but just picture “Chandler” from Friends on an extreme sugar high from red Skittles and Diet Mountain Dew.  A funny but anointed communicator, Matt speaks over 150 times a year.  For his speaking attire, he’s been known to rock a puka necklace and actually make the “front tuck” look good. 
 
An encourager, Matt has a God-given ability to look past what is to see what could be.  One of his favorite sayings is “We’re church planters.  We figure it out.  We don’t take no for an answer.  That’s what we do.”  Matt is the author of The Up the Middle Church, a great tool for pastors and leaders as they journey through ministry and life.  His next book is going to be on how to score an amazing wife, or at least it should be because his wife Sarah is incredible!  High school sweethearts, they have spent more of their lives together than they have apart.  Keeping Matt and Sarah in line are their two sons, Will and Drew.