Youth Ministry Institute

The Rev. Matt Overton is a minister in the Pacific Northwest and the Executive Director of the Columbia Future Forge. The Forge is a non-profit church ministry providing teens and young adults with job skills, life skills, and mentorship. He is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary with over 20 years of youth ministry experience. Matt has attempted to write about innovation and social enterprise as they relate to working with teenagers in the 21st century. His innovative model for student ministry has been featured in several publications and he writes articles for various publications as well.