Matthew Rivera, a third-year MDiv student pursuing a diploma with Andover Newton Seminary at YDS and seeking ordination in the American Baptist Church.

He hopes to build systems to address church hurt, and he is interested in educational leadership and theologies of rest. Reflecting on Matthew’s sermon, Founding Dean Sarah Drummond shared that “Matthew taught us that it’s better to risk being eaten by a big cat than it to be domesticated like a small cat.”

To view Matthew’s sermon in its enitrety, please click here.

Congratulations, Matthew!