Matt Alexander
The Life of a Church Planter
recent posts
- Helping Men Win: A Pastor’s Call to Strengthen Men’s Ministry in the Local Church
- Part 1 — “Helping Men Win” Looks Different Now”
- “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
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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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When I was just a little boy, people would always ask me, “Matthew, what do you want to be when you grow up?” My stock answer was to be a policeman or fireman. Then they would go a step further and ask, “When you grow up, do you think you will be a Preacher?” NO!…
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As a pastor, I am constantly asking myself this question: Is my life and ministry making a difference in the lives of others? I assume this is a question that most pastors ask themselves regularly. I know I do… Each week as I minister, serve, invest and preach God’s Word, I get so busy in…
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Over the past 2 years, our family has been privileged to serve along side some wonderful people each week in our ministry setting. Each Sunday, our family gets up and everyone has their assigned tasks and we get busy. Usually my wife and 3 younger children get ready for church and head to town to…
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Believe it or not, Pastors/Planters are busy people. My Dad was a pastor and I remember him always having somewhere to be or meeting w/ someone or studying, or at the hospital, or giving someone counsel, or… You get the idea right? He was a busy man! But he passed away when I was 12…
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As I contemplate my situation and the true need in my life, I have to ask myself this question- “What Do I Need?” Please allow my cluttered mind to unload as I consider this question. I need to be rescued and delivered from my enemy where I can find REST! Yesterday it seemed that everywhere…
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Our family began down a path in September of 2010 that has been an incredible journey! Planting Hope Church of Madison has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life but it has also been extremely taxing. We have attended countless hours of training, attended conferences, read books, sought The Lord for wisdom…
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