Marty Sweeney

Marty started Matthias Media USA in 2006. He continues to oversee Matthias Media Ministries—a 501(c)(3) non-profit—that now extends to North America and beyond. He also serves as Pastor of Adult Ministries at Old North Church. Marty studied finance at college and theology at seminary. Currently, Marty and his wife, Abigail, live in Northeastern Ohio with their four children and standard poodle, Theo.

The Small Group and the Vine

  • Tony Payne
  • 15 November 2018

Foundational training for group leaders. (5 studies)

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Profile of a reader: Laura Denny

  • Marty Sweeney
  • 28 February 2018

If you have any interest in reading, you’ve probably read at least one of the many excellent articles on how to read more. Then you become deflated, overwhelmed and drift back into being a half-engaged reader.

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The Vine Project Workshop

  • Tony Payne
  • 18 January 2018

Any church leadership team can get a head start on The Vine Project journey by participating in a one-day workshop together using this workbook and the four video sessions containing a total of around four and a half hours of valuable content and guidance.

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Profile of a vine worker: Chris Drombetta

  • Marty Sweeney
  • 1 January 2018

Commit to infuse vine work into your regular responsibilities, whether this means in your committee meetings, family car rides, one-to-one meetings, setting up chairs or counselling.

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That pile of books

  • Marty Sweeney
  • 8 November 2017

Never let the book you just read lie dormant on your bookshelf.

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Still saving Eutychus

  • Marty Sweeney
  • 16 October 2017

It is assumed, to put it simplistically, that to be more faithful to God you must preach longer.

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8 tips that improved my Bible reading with my kids

  • Marty Sweeney
  • 28 August 2017

You would think that a seminary-trained pastor like myself wouldn’t need much help, but I still struggle to sit down with my children and the Scriptures.

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So I've read Trellis and Vine. What now?

  • Marty Sweeney
  • 11 September 2013

In this 11 minute video, Tony Payne (Publishing Director) and Marty Sweeney (North American Ministry Director) talk about the practicalities of growing a culture of disciple-making in your church. In other words, answering the question: "I've read 'The Trellis and the Vine'. What do I do now?" [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zS8FcUSONg]

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A course is a course, of course

  • Marty Sweeney
  • 1 March 2011

There are two ways to change a culture, as Tony Payne said in last December's Briefing. You can run as many people as possible through your programs and courses and hope for the best. Or, you can work individually and with small pockets of people to change the culture. The

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24

  • Marty Sweeney
  • 1 January 2010

I am one of the few who doesn't regularly follow the worldwide hit show 24. My days are certainly not as action-packed as Jack Bauer's. But I know that Bauer's work isn't as important as what I've been involved in over the last 24 hours of my life. Here are

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