Matthew Sleeth, M.D.

Matthew Sleeth, M.D., a former emergency room physician and chief of the hospital medical staff, resigned from his position to teach, preach, and write about the biblical call to be good stewards of the earth. Reforesting Faith is the result of the last two decades of his wondrous exploration of trees in the world and throughout Scripture.

As executive director of Blessed Earth, he has spoken about the biblical call to be good stewards of the earth at more than 1,000 campuses, events, and churches including the Washington National Cathedral.

Recognized by Newsweek as one of the nation's most influential evangelical leaders, Dr. Sleeth is a graduate of George Washington University School of Medicine and has two postdoctoral fellowships. He is the author of Reforesting Faith; Serving God, Saving the Planet; 24/6; the introduction to The Green Bible, as well as numerous creation care books and articles. Dr. Sleeth has donated his book advance for Reforesting Faith to the organization Plant with Purpose, which works in developing countries around the world with the goal of improving the quality of the lives of people living in extreme rural poverty. Dr. Sleeth lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with Nancy, his wife of nearly 40 years. For more information and to hear him speak during his Trees of the Bible speaking tour, visit MatthewSleethMd.com and www.blessedearth.org.