Grey Matter’s Mission

At Grey Matter, LLC we are all about providing creative and innovative solutions to some of the most common and challenging problems facing churches and faith-based non-profits. As the name implies, the goal is to use our God-given “grey-matter” in addressing some of the most pressing needs of our time. We do this through transformative resources, creative solutions, and personalized consulting and implementation services . We focus on the root cause of the problems we are trying to solve, continually dreaming of new ways to address them amidst our ever-changing world. We hope that as you explore what we do, you would be both inspired and challenged to embrace your own God-given creativity and Innovate Grey!

Jonathan Engbrecht

Founder and Strategist

Jonathan Engbrecht is a strategic thinker, consultant, mentor, and renaissance man. He has spent nearly 20 years in countless ministry endeavors, while simultaneously working as an Engineer, mostly in Research and Development. He holds two degrees in Electrical Engineering, including a Bachelors from the University of Minnesota and a Masters from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is a passionate problem solver, drawing on his broad experience and training in ministry, engineering, and business. Specifically, he has served in mega-church, small congregation, and non-profit settings, in both vocational and volunteer capacities. This includes missions work, youth pastoring, speaking and training, mentoring, facilities management, content development, and worship arts.

He has also worked extensively in the tech space including systems design, software development and architecture, R&D, requirements analysis, and project management. More recently he has started consulting with both ministries and tech companies on a variety of subjects. His greatest passion over the years though has been discipling and mentoring the next generation of Christian leaders. He has personally mentored dozens of young men in faith, vocation, and simply life. His other top passion has been using his analytical training as an engineer to help bring creative, Biblical solutions to address some of the most pressing issues facing the Church today. On a personal note, Jonathan also enjoys sports, music, the outdoors, superhero films, and searching for amazing food and beverage experiences!