Matthew Tennant is senior pastor of Kilmarnock Baptist Church in Kilmarnock, Virginia. In 2012, he will complete his DPhil at the University of Oxford where he also received his Master of Studies. Tennant holds a Master of Divinity from Baptist Theological Seminary, and an MBA from the University of Alabama. He is the editor of the academic review journal Regent's Reviews, a researcher with the Centre for Christianity & Culture at the University of Oxford, and a member of the Board of Directors of the North American Paul Tillich Society. A former vice-president at a Chicago brokerage firm, Tennant knows firsthand how economic realities influence both individuals and congregations.

Tennant, his wife, and two sons live in Kilmarnock, Virginia.