Get to know Matt Hodge

Family

I’m married to Rachel and we had an very old school romance, writing long letters to each other when she lived in outback Queensland and I was city boy in Sydney. We now have four children, 2 girls and 2 boys and guinea pigs. Raising my children to know and love Jesus is a huge part of being a Dad. 

Work

In God’s goodness, he has now led me into the arts world to serve Him. I work as a manager at large Queensland arts organistion. God in his mercy has blessed me with a vision of a faith that speaks to my life’s purpose and offers real hope for the problems of the world. 

Growing as a Christian

In the late 90s, I  studied at Nathan campus of Griffith University. While I was a Christian at the time, and would have said that my life had a higher purpose, I had inadvertently set myself upon a life path that looked like this: get a good job, buy a house,  save up for retirement and all of this so that my family and I could live comfortably ever after. The Aussie Dream, right?

But 20 years later, after a lot of different life experiences I realised that life needs to be about much more than success and money. Because even if we achieve all of that, how long can we hang onto it? This life is so transitory, and nothing lasts forever.

I server as Treasurer for Risen Church and am part of the leadership team.

Matt