 In 2002, God brought Dr. Matt Olson to
Northland to serve as college president, and Dr. Ollila became
chancellor. Prior to serving at NBBC, Dr. Olson was pastor of Tri-City
Baptist Church in Westminster, Colorado, a
church he started "from scratch" in the fall of 1981. Since that time,
Tri-City has grown significantly and has assisted in the planting of at
least a dozen other churches in the West.
Dr.
Olson received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Bob Jones University and
later completed his doctoral work at Northland Baptist Bible College.
His passion is for local church ministry and for the full scope of the
Great Commission. Along with church planting and missions, he has
developed a special interest in helping young people as they prepare
for ministry. Many of those who have grown up at Tri-City are now in
some sort of full-time ministry or are preparing for it. Dr. Olson
serves on a number of boards and is a frequent conference speaker in
the United States and abroad. He and his wife, Diane, have three
children: Sarah, Ross, and Reid.
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