Matt Madigan
Matt is married to Kate and they have four teenage children. Over the last decade they have planted and pastored The Hope Project in Bondi, Australia. They have spent over twenty years in local church ministry and global missions. Matt studied a Bachelor of Arts (Welfare Studies) which led to various roles with young people. During his time as a youth worker with the Anglican Church, Matt completed his Post-Graduate Diploma in Christian Studies with Tabor College Australia. He also completed his Master of Divinity at the Australian College of Theology.
Matt has passion for prayer and revival. During the early 2000s he joined up with The Call Australia and spearheaded the 40 days of prayer and fasting for The Call. In 2005, he wrote his first book about prayer and fasting after discovering the grace for extended fasting on his life. During his M.Div. he wrote his Master’s thesis on biblical fasting, which formed the basis for his second book. Matt is the author of This Chosen Fast and Invitation to a Fast. He blogs at 7-14.
Articles by Matt Madigan:
21 June 2019
4.4 MINS
Editor's note: Matt Madigan's new book Invitation to a Fast is available from Arkhouse Press and Koorong Books. It delves into the Biblical basis for fasting prayerfully, and offers a wealth of personal stories and tips to make fasting a grace-filled part of your prayer [...]
13 June 2019
3.7 MINS
In 2002 I attempted my first 40-day fast. I had been reading about the benefit fasting was to your prayer life for quite some time. I had been reading how the ancients practiced it regularly. I was curious to find out what it was like, [...]
