Matt Alexander
The Life of a Church Planter
recent posts
- “Words That Wound: A Pastor’s Heart on Weight, Worth, and the Power of the Tongue”
- Part 6 — How to Leave Well: Honoring God in Every Goodbye
- Part 5 — Feeling Out of Place: When Returning Feels Harder Than Leaving
- Part 4 — When Disagreement Turns to Distance: Loving When We Don’t See Eye to Eye
- Part 3 — Ending Friendships With Grace: A Better Way Forward
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After wrestling with our Air B&B host to get settled into our “condo” and getting zero sleep thanks to a transit train rolling by every eight minutes — complete with crossing bells and horn blasts — I was more than ready to get my worship on. We headed to Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, where Dr. Jack…
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DALLAS, TEXAS – DAY ONE If you know me, you know that food is more than just fuel — it’s a big part of the journey. In fact, all my travels are planned around where we will find our next great meal. And last week, as we touched down in Dallas, Texas for the SBC…
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After 14 years of pastoring a church that began as a small church plant, my heart remains deeply invested in the life and direction of the Southern Baptist Convention. Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas, and I wanted to share some reflections from my time…
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It’s that time again! The greatest night of 2018 will take place on February 9, 2018. Night To Shine sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation will be held at Camp Twin Lakes in Rutledge, Georgia. And you can participate! Night to Shine is an unforgettable prom night experience, centered on God’s love, for people with…
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October is Pastor Appreciation Month! When I was a kid, I witnessed the friendships that my dad had with his preacher buddies! It was a unique thing to see. Those guys went through “thick and thin” together. They attended meetings & conferences together, cried & laughed together, golfed together and loved each other life brothers!…
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I have been married for almost 24 years and for most of those years, I petitioned for a Big Green Egg. I begged, pleaded, implored, beseeched, compelled, made plea after plea after plea to my wife! In fact, I told her that if we could get a Big Green Egg(BGE) that I would do most…
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On February 10, 2017 you have the opportunity to be a part of something so much larger than yourself. You see, Night to Shine is coming to Morgan County. Our church, Fusion Church of Madison is proud to be an official host church for the 2017 Night to Shine, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. Night…
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Back in the summer of 2010 was when I first heard those infamous words that came out of my mentor’s mouth. Neal Hughes spouted them out so fast – I didn’t even really grasp what he was talking about. At that time, I was serving as the Associate Pastor/Minister of Evangelism at my home church…
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I was in a meeting about a 1 1/2 years ago with a couple guys and I was explaining a few ideas and points and a friend of mine said, “Matt, I smell what your stepping in.” His comment caught me off guard but then I was filled with joy that he honestly understood my…
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Webster defines the word “Hashtag” as -: a word or phrase preceded by the symbol # that classifies or categorizes the accompanying text (such as a tweet). Over the past month we have been walking through 1 Peter at our church. After reading and studying 1 Peter, I was led to name this study #LETTEROFHOPE.…
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