Matt Looloian

director of college and young adult ministry

913.663.3095 x224

Family: my awesome wife Shea

Influences: Jesus, John Piper, Francis Chan, Mark Driscoll, Shea, my parents, my sister Kristen, the Acts 29 Network, Trinity Chapel Bible Church, BYX (Brothers Under Christ), Dean Callison, Michael Rogalski, Jon Sherman, Ben Connelly

Epic Moments: ruining the fun for everyone at the Clark pool; praying to receive Christ; all-star little league 1995; breaking my ankle during freshman year of high school; understanding what it actually means to follow Christ; getting arrested for shooting off fireworks; the death of my grandfather; first formal with Shea; Syzran, Russia 2005; the drive to Kansas City after college graduation; getting engaged to the most amazing woman in the world

Spare Time: movies, reading, playing bass for upwardhill, sports, just hanging out

Books: Desiring God (John Piper); Radical Reformission (Mark Driscoll); Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis); Galatians (the letter in the Bible from Paul); The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas); I Ain't an Athlete, Lady (John Kruk - yes you did read that correctly - John Kruk formerly of the Philadelphia Phillies)

Music: Wallflowers, Goo Goo Dolls, Shane and Shane, Switchfoot (especially the early years before they made it big), Matt Wertz, Explosions in the Sky, .:upwardhill, Victor Wooten, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Jars of Clay

Movies: Braveheart, Shawshank Redemption, Saving Private Ryan, Home Alone, Home Alone 2, Hotel Rwanda, Big Fish, Rudy, Boondock Saints, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Office Space

Food: Texas de Brazil, pizza from New York City, candy, Chipotle, Wendy's, and Shea's chicken. (Shea is a dietician, but you can tell how little I've let that affect me)

At Starbucks, I order a: gift card for someone else

Biggest Frustration: wasted potential; when Bud never shows up (it's an upwardhill thing)

Motivation: the surpassing worth of knowing Jesus; Shea's love; belief and hope that the Church can fulfill the mission Jesus designed her for

Personal Motto: "There are better men coming after me." - D.L. Moody

Your role at Covenant Chapel (in your own words): to equip young adults and college students to love Jesus, love others and change the world