Our Leadership

Matt and Kathie Nussbaum

Pastor Matt Nussbaum describes himself as an “ordinary guy” who loves “ordinary people.” He and his wife, Kathie, have been pastoring in Bloomington for 15 years. Prior to starting Exodus Church, Matt worked for ten years as the College Pastor at Evangelical Community Church in Bloomington.

The Nussbaum home is kept quite lively by their four kids: Gretchen (13); Mark (10); Allison (8); and David (3). While Matt enjoys exercising, reading, and watching Seinfeld reruns, he admits that his primary hobby is his family.

Matt (originally from Columbus, IN) and Kathie (originally from Akron, OH) are both graduates from Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. Kathie has a M.S. in Higher Education from IU, and uses her training, skills, and passion to oversee the operational, educational, and relational aspects of the Nussbaum home (i.e., she is a stay-at-home-mom). Matt, an ordained pastor, has a Masters of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from IU. Matt also serves as volunteer chaplain for the IU football team, and occasionally serves as an Adjunct Instructor at the IU School of Education.