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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I heard recently about a young man who wanted to be trained in CPR and First Aid. He attended the classes, read the books and was learning a lot about providing medical aid to those in need. One evening, he told his class he actually had the opportunity to use his first aid training that…
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According to Webster Dictionary, the word Fusion means “a merging of diverse, distinct and/or separate elements into a unified whole.” Yesterday, Hope Church of Madison and Summit Church of Madison made a “Fusion” proposal to their congregations. This Proposal shared the idea of our church families coming together for the expressed purpose of doing more…
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Run, Run- Fast as you can! This morning I had a meeting with one my friends and Missions Partners in Covington, Georgia at 10:30 am. I decided to skip going to the office in Madison before my meeting because of gas prices and timing. So, I made the trip to Covington way ahead of schedule…
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On this day 16 years ago, my life was changed forever. No, I didn’t have a terrible accident or hear some troubling news from a Doctor. I found myself at the side of a hospital bed at Rockdale Medical Hospital and witnessed the most remarkable thing! On that day, my wife gave birth to Elijah…
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There have been seasons of my life where I was led to Pray Big. Each time I sought God in a Big way, He seemed to always do Big things… Over the past month or so, I have been challenged by Scripture to pray Big Prayers. It also seems that everywhere I turn, God is…
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When I was playing High School Baseball, it seemed that each year we would start off good and then have a few terrible games. Each year at this point our coach (Allen Crowley) would say these words at practice, “Boys, it’s time to get Back To The Basics”! Those words meant something to us. In…
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I recently read where if you put a pumpkin in a jug when it’s the size of a walnut, it will grow to the size and shape of the jug and never get bigger. That can happen in our own personal growth too! Over the past 25 days, I have been spending a better portion of…
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Last week, as my wife and I were blessed to spend the week on a cruise ship out in the middle of the ocean, I really expected something big to happen. I expected us to get rejuvenated and refreshed by simply removing ourselves from our everyday life. Don’t get me wrong, we rested well and…
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This morning as I sit on a dingy sofa in a less than 5 star hotel, I am missing my church family. I have not stood in the pulpit since June 30th and I have spoken to less than 5 church members since then. A sabbatical is a difficult journey. You see, you have to…
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