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Matt Smallbone

Pastor & Author

Matt Smallbone is a pastor, author, and former touring musician who now serves as the lead pastor of Church of the City Downtown in Nashville, Tennessee. Originally from Australia, Matt spent over a decade traveling the world as a bass player for artists including Michael W. Smith, Rebecca St. James, and for KING & COUNTRY before stepping into pastoral ministry.

His teaching is marked by honesty, accessibility, and a deep desire to help people move from knowing about God to actually walking with Him. After years of struggling with prayer himself, Matt committed to a simple but transformative practice—praying the Lord’s Prayer every day for a year. That experience reshaped his understanding of prayer, turning it from something routine and uncertain into a steady, meaningful connection with God.

Matt now shares from that journey, helping others overcome common barriers to prayer and rediscover it as a personal, life-giving relationship with the Father. He lives in Nashville with his wife, their four children, and their rescue dog, Rosie.

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