Biography
Matthew Barnett, Best-Selling Author of The Church That Never Sleeps and Pastor of one of America's fasting growing churches, is one of the most dynamic voices God is using in Christianity today. At the age of 28, he is fulfilling the roles of people who have been in the ministry for years. Son of Pastor Tommy Barnett, also Best-Selling Author, Church Growth Pioneer, and Pastor of what Time Magazine considers one of the three largest churches in America, he has learned powerful principles of ministry which have gifted him in founding the Dream Center in Los Angeles.
The Dream Center began as a typical local church. But with the fresh vision and desire to impact an entire city that God birthed in Matthew’s heart, the church grew from 39 members at its conception in September of 1994, to reaching more than 30,000 people each week in the Center's 40 services and nearly two-hundred ministries today.

The Dream Center houses close to 500 people who are being rehabilitated for the glory of God. Over 30,000 people a week receive food and many other services are offered to meet the spiritual and physical needs of the local community. As of April 2002, there have been over 130 Dream Centers launched around the world.