About

Hi, my name is Matt McGill. Hokma is the Hebrew word for wisdom and this blog is focused on its pursuit.

I’ve been serving in full-time ministry since 1995. I’ve served in a variety of roles: intern, team member, pastor, teaching pastor, managing pastor, and editor. Half of my time has been in youth ministry. I’ve served in large churches (Saddleback and Mariners) and small (New Song, Newport Mesa, and New Life), and worked at two different Christian non-profits (Living on the Edge and Pastors.com). I am the co-founder of DownloadYouthMinistry.com, along with my friends Josh Griffin and Doug Fields.

I am the founder of Wisdom Consulting, you can find out more about that at www.WisdomMinistryConsulting.com.

I’ve been married to Misha for almost 30 years and we have 5 kids. All boys. Although it’s a little cheesy, all of their names start with the letter M: Max, Marc, Morgan, Miller, and Mac.

For fun, I’m an amateur woodworker, below-average gamer, and a reader of science fiction and fantasy books.