Matt Balanda

Matt grew up at Calvary Tucson and gave his life to the Lord at an early age. He has a heart for discipleship and has had the opportunity to serve at the church as the assistant children’s pastor, and teach at the middle and high school levels at the school. Matt has his bachelors from the University of Arizona in Aerospace Engineering and Mathematics with a masters in Educational Leadership from California Baptist University.

After spending a short time in secular education, Matt felt called to minister in a new way—in Christian education at Calvary Chapel Christian Schools. After taking this step of faith, the Lord opened the door for him to marry his beautiful wife Jess. They recently welcomed their son Zephaniah (read the book, he’s a great minor prophet)! Matt seeks to disciple students into a closer relationship with God and to teach them to go out and disciple others. Currently, he serves as the Vice-Principal.