About this Site
matthewmthomas.com offers resources developed by Matthew M. Thomas as he works to help churches, non-profits and other organizations discover and move toward their full potential.
About the Author
Matthew M. Thomas is a consultant with Design Group International, working with churches, non-profits and other organizations to discover and develop their full potential.
Thomas specializes in helping these organizations through the following skills:
- transforming church and non-profit accounting systems and financial practices
- leading congregations in need of significant revitalization, renewal or re-start
- serving various organizations through computer networking technical support
Brief Professional Biography
Thomas was raised in Champaign, IL as the oldest of four children. He graduated from the University of Illinois Laboratory High School in 1997 and began studies at the University of Illinois that fall. After an initial major in Electrical Engineering, Thomas completed studies for a double major in History and Classics, receiving a B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences in 2001. In 2002, Thomas participated in a six-week mission experience in Latvia and the Baltic. In 2004, he received an M. Div. from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, IL.
Thomas can read and write both Ancient & Koiné Greek (500 BCE – 600 CE) and Latin, and is cautiously conversant in French. He looks forward to studying German and Hebrew in preparation for doctoral work.
Thomas’ hobbies include singing and playing music, handyman projects, reading, writing, camping & the outdoors, running, walking and bicycling. Thomas is engaged to be married and lives in Warren, Ohio.
Selected List of Clients Served
University Laboratory High School, Urbana, IL
The First Baptist Church of Warren, Ohio – The Church on Eastland
John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio
The Ohio Baptist Education Society
The American Baptist Churches of Ohio