Jacksonville, Alabama

Speaking

Available for church gatherings, denominational conferences, civic events, and business audiences. Four topics, one thread: say the true thing clearly.

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Topics

Church & Denominational

AI & Ministry

What happens when a pastor builds an AI tool for pastors — and why the question is never “what can AI write” but “what does God require of the preacher.”

SermonCoach →

Business & Founders

Clever Confuses. Clarity Sells.

The message isn’t the deck. It’s the one sentence you say when someone asks what you do — and whether it’s true.

The book →

Community & Civic

Gathering People

What it takes to build community in a place the economy forgot. Markets, ministry, software — and what they have in common: someone had to show up first.

Writing & Journalism

Southern Legends

Why the small business owner in Anniston, Alabama is as interesting as anyone in the Wall Street Journal — and why local journalism matters more than we think.

southernlegends.blog →

Recent

May 2026

UMC North Alabama Annual Conference

Montgomery, Alabama

AI Tools for Ministry — demonstration and Q&A

2005 – 2023

Pastoral ministry

Indiana and Calhoun County, Alabama

Nineteen years of weekly preaching, funerals, weddings, revival services

UMC Annual Conference · May 2026

Pulpit supply

For pulpit supply and guest preaching — sermon record, formation background, and manuscript from Jacksonville First UMC.

Preaching →

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Email with your event, audience, and dates. Jacksonville, Alabama — available regionally.

matt@matthewheadley.com