Deeper Coaching

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Matt Emhoff
734.904.4687
matt@deeperministry.com
Dexter, MI United States

Every person has a story.  Made up of joyful victories and painful failures and loss, it is the journey that make us uniquely ourselves.  As we navigate the story that continues to unfold before us, what we need most is interpretation.

 

Deeper Coaching is spiritual and life coaching for those who have it within themselves to become the person that God has created them to be, but feel stuck, unsure how to get there.  Moving through the Interpreting Story process (view at deeperministry.com/coaching) we work together to claim truths and fight lies, learn helpful tools and move into freedom in the places where obstacles have held you captive.  Pulling from a deep well of counseling techniques, life coaching, spiritual direction and formation, four streams healing, intercessory and deliverence prayer, we move towards healing, restoration and freedom.

 

 

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5
Last year, I was struggling with a lot of anxiety. I had just switched jobs and was working my way through grad school. I was also dealing with past issues with my family. As an introvert, I felt very hesitant to contact Matt. I was anxious that our conversations would be awkward and wouldn't be helpful. After speaking with Matt for six months, I can genuinely say that I am less anxious than I was before. I also better understand myself and where my incessant striving for accomplishment and validation comes from. Also, I found the Story Day to be incredibly helpful -- The experience of having someone listen to and honor your story is something I will not forget. I would recommend taking the step to talk to Matt if you feel stuck, anxious, or unsettled. My experience with Matt was a great first step to live from a whole heart.
5
I felt stuck in a place of fear and lacking confidence in my classroom management as a teacher and just in general in my interactions with others. Matt helped me walk into a place of more confidence without striving to make it happen. Matt was also a confidant and a major source of encouragement for me as I walked through the grieving process after unexpectedly losing my best friend at the beginning of 2022. I highly recommend Matt as a life coach. He is a great listener and very relatable.
5
I have completed 1 year of coaching with Matt, as well as the story day experience. I am embarking on another 6 months. Matt has been an amazing asset to me, my spiritual formation and continued development. He helped me navigate life in a toxic work environment and he helped me discover my own inner freedom to change careers when I felt trapped. I have worked with Christian counselors before, but none compare to Matt. I would strongly recommend him to anyone who desires to break free from the chains of past hurt and trauma.
5
I recently completed the first 6 months with Matt and have been blown away by the progress made in such a short time. I am a licensed professional counselor and licensed marriage and family therapist and I have sought help from other counselors or coaches in the past but I always ended up being treated as the professional in the room. Matt has done an amazing job of allowing me to wear the hat of client at all times. In fact, he has helped me learn how to take off my professional hat with others in my personal life, which has been so freeing. Matt listens with his heart and soul, not to mention his intellect, and seems to have Spirit-led words of wisdom at just the right time in just the right way. He affirms, challenges, encourages, and ultimately coaches with the perfect balance. I cannot list all of the areas in which I have made progress as Matt taps into things that were not even on my agenda and somehow it all makes sense. I recommend Matt for anyone wanting to go deeper into their connection with themselves, the world around them and God. Matt will take you there!
5
If you are stuck, seeking guidance, looking for authentic transformation, or anything of the sort - please do yourself a favor and reach out to Matt. Matt is someone you can trust. Matt believes in you and wants to help you become your truest and best self. He has the tools, experience and the passion to do so. He has an unbelievable ability to listen to you and bring forth aspects about yourself that you could not express or did not even know were there. If you put in the time with Matt, you will see returns in your life.
5
I've been working with Matt for 18 months and they have been the most transformative 18 months of my life. What sets Matt apart for me is how genuine we connect. I've been in cold, clinical counseling environments before. My coaching relationship with Matt is a stark contrast. It almost feels like we're both hiking through the wilderness working through topics despite the geographical distance between us. I can't wait to start back up with Matt again after the first of the year. We have so much more to accomplish together and with a mentor and trusted advisor like Matt I know I can live a truly transformational life!
5
Matt authentically and vulnerably engages with his client in a deep desire to bring forth the true. His humility and courage are inspiring. Here’s the thing, he listens to Jesus! He obeys Jesus! Then together you invite the HEALER in! And together Christ comes and brings epic, monumental restoration. This is my experience. Let Jesus be Jesus. Let Matt be Matt. And you will have some of your soul back. God bless and heal anyone who reads this and emails Matt immediately. He blessed me.
5
I've been working with Matt for over a year now. Matt has the amazing ability to ask just the right questions to get you to go one level deeper to uncover what is going on in your heart and mind. Matt has helped me gain confidence, grow as a parent, a business owner, and deepen my relationship with God.
5
Matt is the best coach I’ve ever met with! My first session with Matt, Matt was able to see through me in a way that no one ever has. He’s helped me in ways that I never understood I needed. If I didn’t meet Matt, I would still be stuck, and probably worse off than before. I’m so grateful that he has such empathy with me in my areas of struggle, but also is willing to call out things in me that I don’t see myself, both unhealthy and healthy. I’ve met with many counselors over the years, and usually after a month or two of sessions, it becomes stagnant, and I walk away feeling like little or no growth has happened. Matt and I just finished our first six months and I feel like we are barely scratching the surface to all of the growth and healing that can happen. Anybody that needs help, I am definitely going to recommend they talk with Matt.
5
After eagerly serving in church many years I came to a crisis point. I felt totally stuck in my relationship with God and therefore in all other areas of life as well. I've been searching for healing on christian events done by different ministries in Poland, and Belgium and I tried a local christian psychologist in Estonia. Either it didn't work at all or the change wasn't lasting and old patterns came back making me their prisoner again, like an insistent hated melody. Then I found Matt's webinars in which I was so drawn to his kindness, humility, trueness and the peace that flows from his own relationship with God that I decided to take the free initial session although I knew I can't afford the whole thing with American pricing and my little Estonian salary working half-time. But with God all things are possible and I ended up on the 6-month coaching! So the three of us (Matt, me and Jesus) started doing the work, each having an irreplaceable role. Being christian all my life only NOW at 38 I started feeling that I am getting a NEW LIFE. Slowly but lasting and real. Totally new hope started replacing the disappointment collected over the years. Religion is being replaced by love. The scared child inside me is getting more and more confidence and emotional balance. Shame is being replaced by freedom. I feel I am growing into the adult I was meant to be. And it all came through things I didn't know I need. That's why I needed help. It's never too late to reach out!
5
It is hard to put into words what a positive impact Matt has had on my journey. I know the trajectory that I am on now, due to the transformation I’ve experienced through his Deeper Coaching process, is one that will have lifelong implications. It is never too early or too late to engage your heart and learn to live freely. Matt has helped me learn that and given me the awareness, confidence, and support to practice living freely and fully as God has intended. I fully recommend Matt and his personal, intentional, kind, healing, and challenging coaching approach to anyone looking for lasting personal growth.
5
The experiences of your life tell the tales of an epic adventure unique to you, that has an undeniable affect on who you are today regardless of your awareness. William Faulkner once wrote, "The past is never dead. It`s not even past." For it is only when you acknowledge and truthfully engage in the events of your past while actively participating in the difficult emotional work required to gain insight into what took place and the effect it had on you moving forward does true healing emerge. Redemption and deliverance are available for everyone, but it`s a choice of whether or not you engage. I`ve heard it said before that if you don`t take time to heal from your wounds you will bleed on people who didn`t cut you. I chose to participate in a story day because I refuse to continue the generational cycle of wounds handed down throughout my family tree. Deeper Coaching offers a safe place for a guiled walk through your life and will provide you with tools and wisdom that will help you identify defense mechanisms, break agreements, and suggest practical steps as you move forward in your healing journey. My hope is that one day my children will have an opportunity to walk through their own stories and while they engage their journeys they will be able to see the work I`m doing now as a reflection of the grace and goodness of God weaved throughout their adventures. Crisis and trauma enter into everyone`s story, how will you respond to it?
5
Working with Matt has been such a helpful and encouraging process. His insight, encouragement, and gentle spirit has led me to much more clarity for an exciting new chapter in my life. I have been preparing to return to vocational ministry after more than 10 years. Working with Matt has been a very important part of the process of helping me to see, understand, and learn to communicate clearly what God has called me to offer. He has a gift for seeing through to the heart of things and gently helping others to see it for themselves. I am so grateful for what he has offered and how it has helped me to begin telling the story of my own ministry.
5
I'd never had a chance to unpack my life all at once with someone who is trustworthy and non-judgmental. It was very healing to see it all laid out in one place, and have Matt prayerfully consider, and with wisdom from the Holy Spirit, help me see a theme to my story. If you decide to do a story day, I highly recommend doing the exercises he gives you beforehand and bringing those notes with you. It helped me get my thoughts out there on paper without spending too much time having to think about it.
5
Matt was very helpful as a part of my journey towards deeper wholeness in Christ. He made room for my heart and was able to help me come to my own conclusions about how I've mishandled my wounds and where I'd taken them. Very thankful for how God has used him in my life.
5
Matt has an amazing ability to make the truths of God personal to me. I have been a Christian for a long time and could espouse theology, but the truths never seemed to be able to connect to my own heart. Matt was able to help me deeper into intimacy with Abba and begin to understand more personally his love for me. I would highly recommend working with Matt and hope to continue my personal journey with him.
5
What I value in having Matt as a life-coach is his willingness to hear the ugliness of my life without judgment and at the same time, he helps me see the beauty of what is really there. He gently pushes me to dig deeper which consistently leads to new levels of freedom. Since I have begun meeting with Matt I feel more centered, more at peace with my life, and I have a renewed hope for the future. The Impact of Deeper Ministry has not only been beneficial for me, but for my family, friends, and employees.
5
If you are looking for a coach who: authentically cares, ruthlessly goes after the deeper issues and root causes because he is passionate about your healing; who listens attentively and pushes into blind spots with grace and truth, has a proven process for transformation, and has experience being a part of people's healing journey...then Matt should be your coach. I've known Matt for ten years and have a front-row seat in his own transformational journey and now has he gives his passion and talents to helping others. Make the initial call today!
4
Signing in to the comment section was a pain.....but I will endure much pain for my friend Matt.... He loves well, he loved me when I was in loveable, he has that special something, like Christ, that makes you want to know where his confidence and self-assurance comes from. I know him well enough to know where that it comes from....It comes from his dance with the Trinity! Oh, what s dance that is!! Try Matt out, listen to his wisdom, share stories and life with him, and begin to dance again (or learn some new moves)..... you will not be disappointed!!
5
I'm stuck! I cant figure out how to leave a review when 5 stars is all that is offered ? Matt has such a compassionate and understanding personality that I cant help but feel like I'm right at home with a friend every time I have a coaching session. Matt is so full of stories and practical applications that even the hard places that need gone to are much easier with his help. My life is being changed by Matt's ministry and I will be eternally grateful to God for having his input into my life.
5
Matt is doing exactly what God has created him for. He has helped me begin living a full life. He has helped me do a be who I was created for.
5
If you are reading a review for a toaster, you hope the person making the assessment is unbiased, right? Just tell me the facts: does it make toast? When you are looking for a personal coach, I think we're all hoping to recognize the potential for something more intimate, more relational, more....Deeper! Coaching: Matt is extremely professional and you can tell he's both built his program while maintaining flexibility/adaptability to meet you where you are. I entered into coaching with two primary needs: first, a series of career issues that left me wondering what was wrong with me (despite knowing how to earn gold stars!), that led to 2) a crisis point in my marriage revolving around my ability to be/stay connected. Matt diligently helped us map our a plan for our sessions, gently suggested practices I could implement along the way, but ultimately ensured that I remained both responsible and accountable for enacting any changes in my life. Each week effectively ran like a counseling session, with periods when either of us would be leading the discussion. There were tears. There were wounds opened up, messages identified, and healing through agreements broken. Often multiple times. Even today! But the act of digging in there was vital to the transformations I've experienced since. In my case, we did an in-person weekend near the end of our time together, and our time to unpack story and really look ahead was amazing. It also seeded the next stage of my journey in working with my local mentors, and joint counseling with my wife, continuing that growth. Matt: I've known Matt as a brother since 2014 and experience his presence through the True Pursuit ministry. You feel a deep presence with him, a shared story of walking this pilgrim road, and a true sense of personal connection. For me, it was 100% logical that I'd go to him for support when I needed it, because there was already a bridge of trust in place. Yet, I've witnessed him reach out, repeatedly, to anyone who is searching for help. He is invested in you!
5
I was met at the door with a hug and "why are you driving a panel van from the airport." The first item was appreciated, the second item started a story - MY STORY. There is something about when Mark & Matt get together. They are past the point of having to verbally communicate what they are thinking to each other, they just know. Having been in the military and having friends I am close with, I get that sort of relationship. Throughout the day, Mark & Matt (henceforth to be referred to as M&M) would ask me "what are you thinking, what are you feeling?" I didn't honestly have much going on from a "feelings" perspective prior to Story Day, but that was a good starting point. Imagine a day where you can tell stories about yourself and not be interrupted or judged. A day where those stories actually uncover meaning behind why you respond/react in certain ways to things around you. A day where you take the stag and get a captivated audience to whatever you have to say. Imagine how special that would make you feel. Story Day with M&M is all of that and so much more. It's personal time to think about your story and put those thoughts into words. An opportunity to share those thoughts and be heard, not interrupted by someone who thinks they know you better than you do. A chance to free yourself of baggage you may or may not even know you have been hauling behind you in the wagon for so many years. These guys get men. They are Warriors who know that life isn't a spectators sport, it's a full-contact brush with death that requires us to be equipped and willing to step into the fray. Because of this, they take the time very seriously and they take what you have to say very seriously. Story Day isn't just an awesome experience as part of coaching session, it is a pivotal life experience that if you allow M&M to be a part of, will change your outlook on your story.
5
Matt meets you where your heart is. There are no expectations except honesty - from both parties - as you move toward the real you. I was blown away on so many occasions when Matt could tell my "mood" and what was on my heart over the phone. He has a tremendous gift of really "hearing" what others are saying and being able to take everything he has learned and apply it to where you are at that moment. One of the hurdles I had to overcome when deciding to work with Matt, is that I am worth it. I am worth the monetary cost of coaching, the time requirements on my schedule and family and the emotional unveiling of what has been weighing on my heart for so many years. Getting with Matt isn't a joyride, it's a buckle up and try not to get thrown from the vehicle while you're taking a 90 degree turn at 120 miles an hour. If you're willing to be vulnerable and honest, it's a thrill ride. I was telling a colleague at work that I was working with a Spiritual and Life Coach and wasn't sure what their reaction would be. I was pleasantly caught off guard when they said "professional athletes have coaches, but we think we can make it through life without one." Matt has helped change my perspective on my emotions and what they are telling me. He has helped me become more self-aware, which has made me a better husband/friend/colleague/etc. If I could say just one thing it would be "do it." Figure out a way to get with Matt and jump in both feet. Don't keep dipping your toe in the water and thinking about what life could look like, jump in and experience it.
5
This webinar series by Matt is yet another way that he is impacting my life by helping me navigate my emotions. The information shared so personally and yet so clear and profound, clarified many things about identifying my emotions and the value of each. In knowing what I am feeling, Matt taught me that there is a Healthy Emotional Flow that will lead to peace on a regular basis if I learn to work with my emotions instead of letting them control me. As always, Matt shared practical advice about how to do this. The information shared is not only helping me during this strange unprecedented time we are all going through, but I know the changes that are occurring in me because of this new understanding are going to be lifelong.
5
The Webinars on "How to Manage Emotions During a Crisis VIDEOS" were spot on! Matt's easy going demeanor allows one to examine the tough questions of how we are (or are not) handling our own emotions during this time honestly! What a great reminder and practical tools we can all put into play right now.
5
There are few people who can wield the compassion sword well while also piercing into the deep recesses of your heart. Matt is one of those men. For me, he is like an empathetic pitbull. That may sound like an oxymoron, but it describes my experience with him so well. He listens gracefully and connects personally seeking redemption and hope in your story, but does not shy away from sinking his teeth into something of value that he knows will push you further to experiencing freedom and true life. When we signed the original contract, my wife and I had hesitations on investing financially into the unknown. So far, I've completed 6 months of sessions and just signed up for another 6 months. This time around the conversation with my wife was much different. It isn't just me that is noticing things changing in my heart. My wife has seen changes in me and, for her, the value of his coaching has far eclipsed the cost.
5
I participated in two coaching sessions with Matt. I was able to better understand who I am and who God had called me to be. Through excellent counseling, spiritual direction, listening prayer, etc., God brought much healing to my life, heart, mind, and soul. I highly recommend Matt for coaching - it will not disappoint.
5
Strengths Session After 12 years of great success in what seemed to be my lifetime career, I've found myself unexpectedly bored, uninterested, disengaged and disappointed. At the same time, I've entered into marriage and am learning to truly understand my wife, myself and to navigate our marriage and the path God has for us. I decided to have a Strengths Session with Matt in the hopes that it would help me figure out what is going on with my career. I have to say, I found the session to be so much more helpful than I could have guessed. Matt listened to my story in the context of my strengths and was able to quickly give me some extremely useful insights into what may be happening that has caused me to feel the way I do. While that was the main reason I went to the session, Matt taught me a lot more about my strengths, where/how they can be utilized, how I sometimes operate in their shadow side, and how they are a lens into how I view the world. I've found this to be extremely helpful in my marriage, and my wife and I are scheduling a joint session with Matt to learn about her strengths and how our particular strengths affect our marriage and the way we interact with one another. I highly recommend this session to anyone and everyone, regardless of how you feel about your career. Matt has tremendous insights and will leave you feeling hope, excitement and enthusiasm about the specific way God created you. God has so much more for you than you ever realized, and Matt can help you figure out what that is and live Alive, Free and With Purpose!
5
I have known and understood for quite some time that just as in all people, my early life events impacted me and can help explain why things are the way they are in my thoughts and behaviors. I have faced negative things about my life; found healing for some and then either rationalized out or ignored the rest. Thought I was good to go. However, it was only during my story session with Matt and Mark that the value of every part of my story became clear. As they guided me through exploring the details of my life (both positive and negative), Matt used his amazing gift of identifying patterns and themes in one’s story to help me see how I was striving for what I already had within me. I was floored to find out that I did not fully understand love and, therefore, was constantly searching and striving for the safety and security that love brings. As a result of this story session, I now know more about what love is (and what love isn’t). They helped me start identifying the hurts and receive healing for that little girl inside me (I could not do this without knowing the hurts and their sources). Now that I can see my True Self more clearly, I can truly say that I am actually loving myself so much more. Consequently, I am finding it easier to love God more and I am free to authentically love others. Now, together WITH God, I keep receiving more and more healing and freedom to BE WHO HE CREATED ME TO BE!!! This is transformation! Thank you Matt and Mark, for leading, listening, teaching, and loving so well!!
5
Coaching with Matt has been a great blessing in my life. Through coaching I am learning that while it's not easy to face vulnerability, it is worth it! I'm learning to look at my past and how my childhood and experiences of my life have shaped the person I am and the reactions I have today. I'm learning to focus on me for the first time in my life and working on becoming the person I want to be, rather than trying to change the people in my life, which is so freeing! I'm hearing and receiving the truths God has to say about me and the woman he created me to be!
5
I have worked with Matt @ Deeper for nearly 4 years and the experience has been life changing. In the course of those 4 years Matt has come along side me to process events like the death of a child, death of a father, uncertain times in my marriage, ditching the stationary lifestyle of a mobile one, family issues and so on. Matt has celebrated with me in things like the birth of a child, overcoming family obstacles, realizing new aspects of God's love for me, making unpopular for important decisions for my family, Matt's strength is his ability to listen, ask questions, and help you arrive at a solution YOU can live with. He's not prescriptive and his heart for standing with you on the journey God is taking you on is evident in every call. I would not hesitate to recommend Matt to anyone looking for a thoughtful brother in Christ to navigate the torrent of life with them.
5
I've recently completed a 6 month coaching journey with Matt, and chose to extend it another 6 months. From my experience, the sessions are usually all spring-boarded by the question 'How're you doing? How's your heart?" Matt listens intently, and has an uncannily good skill at identifying when you've smoothed over some part of a story, or buried some emotion, and he gently pokes in. I'll be honest with you. I didn't look forward to these sessions at first, as matt is way more interested in what's going on behind the stories, than the polished shells of stories I was used to sharing. Over time, i've come to look forward to the coaching sessions though, I'm a better person than I was 6 months ago, and I think a lot of that came from finally understanding that the real me behind the masks and roles I play is perfectly loved and accepted, if I choose to just be that real me behind the mask.
5
The Story Day from Deeper Ministry allowed me to take a day to consider my whole story from childhood until today, and see how different pieces were still affecting me today. Most importantly, the session was able to put words to some very deeply dealt wounds: wounds that occurred slowly over time, rather than just in one traumatic situation. It's been great to have that language to describe my story. If you feel like life isn't working as well for you as it should be, maybe this will help.
5
Born into domestic violence, later molested and raped all before the age of 13, I lived a life of survival and saw myself as a victim. That was not only how I defined myself, but how I approached life, surviving and minimizing hurt…until my story session with Matt. That day, as I looked back over my life, my story, I saw myself differently. I saw a victim, yes, but I also saw a strong and resilient girl who stayed true to her loving heart in the midst of the deepest darknesses. I saw a girl that wasn’t broken or damaged, hurt and scarred, sure, but not defeated. That day, I saw myself as good, as the awesome and loved human God created me to be, I saw the hints of His reflection, His glory in ME…and I have never been the same.
5
After several years of coaching without feeling “whole”, I prayed for God to lead me to someone who could help. God, in His wisdom, lead me to Matt, who saw right through my facade to the issues of my heart. His partnership with God in my coaching have been evident, and his skill, wisdom, and talent as a coach have been invaluable. Matt’s gentleness, empathy, and ability to see my true self and call it out have helped my timid, uncertain heart to venture forward in power and confidence I didn’t know I had. He’s helped me to see the hope and beauty in life instead of just the negative and darkness. I’m forever grateful to Matt for helping me develop the skills, self-love and courage to step out of my flesh and unveil and embrace my true self… for truly seeing “me”. What a gift his coaching has been.
5
Matt is the rare collision of personal coaching and spiritually-tuned counselling with an emphasis on story and your heart. With patient wisdom, he has the ability to let you discover for yourself, through guiding questions and direct challenge. He is gifted, and he is right in the pocket. I extended my initial 6 month contract because of the profound impact coaching is having on my life and progress.
5
I have known Matt for over a year and I can personally attest that God has given him a gift for speaking into the lives of other men and freeing their hearts the way John talks about in Wild at Heart. The story day with Matt and Mark was particularly powerful. In 8-10 hours, I was able to unpack my story and see myself in a new light. Thanks to these guys, I know who I am and what I need to do in this life as a warrior for Christ. Thanks Matt!
5
Story Day with Matt and Mark was an essential part of my journey with Deeper Coaching. To have these two gifted listeners and teachers spend all day hearing and interpreting my story (in ways I never realized before) was just amazing. To come face-to-face with your own Story is not an easy or "fun" time, but it is necessary if you are looking to move forward in life, beyond the barriers and limitations you've set up for yourself. Sometimes it takes someone else to see your glory...
5
Story Day with Matt and Mark was an essential part of my journey with Deeper Coaching. To have these two gifted listeners and teachers spend all day hearing and interpreting my story (in ways I never realized before) was just amazing. To come face-to-face with your own Story is not an easy or "fun" time, but it is necessary if you are looking to move forward in life, beyond the barriers and limitations you've set up for yourself. Sometimes it takes someone else to see your glory...
5
I've been coaching with Matt E for just about six months, and it has been a tremendous experience for my heart and my life. I was really at a bottom point in my relationship with the Trinity, and Matt has been a firm but trusty guide to put me back on the path to understanding my own story and my own heart. Matt is always quick to understand and give an encouraging word while still holding me accountable for my thoughts and reactions to life. More than that, he has gift for spiritual perception and for seeing things in a way that I never have. It's been a blessing to be under his coaching.
5
Matt has been coaching me through life for 6 months now. When I started speaking with Matt I felt as if I was in a horrible knot of painful emotions, confusion, and helplessness, meanwhile trying to untangle myself in one of the darkest points of my life. I had gone to church, hired a therapist, started taking the psych meds. Nothing was helping. My mom would always tell me at my lowest points, ‘May God send you some one with skin on’ to help me when I was inconsolable. What she meant was: God’s spirit but in the flesh. I needed a friend. Someone who could paint the picture of God’s Love and Grace for me to see better then I was struggling to see alone. Matt was that friend. God’s Spirit with the ‘skin on’. Since speaking with Matt, God’s light has filled my dark world. Little by little, I untangle with God’s direction and Matt’s care, the knots in my troubled psyche. Speaking with Matt has turned my life around for the better and gives me so much hope for a brighter future. I am honored to be a part of his ministry. May my testimony bring more troubled souls like mine to Matt’s Deeper Ministry and ultimately Christ for complete healing and resurrection.
5
In the last two years I went through a very traumatic experience. I felt as though I was loosing my way. I was experiencing a spiritual and emotional crises. I was used to having life figured out...until I wasn't... And then I met Matt. He has been a wonderful guide. So gentle and caring, yet strong, who has the true heart of a Father! As Matt listened to my story unfold, he offered incredible insight, patience and understanding. Yet challenged me at times to look at things from a differet perspective. Matt has been such an encouragement to my heart. The confidence and goodness he saw in me were life changing. I would recomend Matt to anyone wanting more...More healing, more restoration, more freedom. Thank you, Matt!
5
Matt and I did coach together for 6 months. The sessions were a great support while I was in grad school. I always looked forward to our sessions and getting the chance to unpack some of the deepest stuff going on in my heart. One thing I always appreciated about Matt was his openness and allowing me to be authentic. It was important to have someone who wasn't afraid to hear my thoughts and tough questions during a time when I was struggling with my faith. I'm thankful for the coaching I got from Matt.
5
Wow, reading the other reviews here is encouraging to me too. I've been doing coaching with Matt for nearly two years now. It has been extremely helpful. When I first started I was past my breaking point already - I was loaded down with guilt and anxiety about my divorce/custody issues and was stuck in a very moralistic, performance-oriented relationship with God. I had pretty much lost my mind in that season w/o adequate sleep and sever depression just trying so hard to do all the right things while failing to receive much grace from God. It's hard even thinking of things back then. Matt has been a very gentle, very friendly, very encouraging ally over these past years. He has been helpful with practical insights and steps as well as relating at a deeper level. It has been very helpful to hear him talk about the ways he's experienced things similar to me and to realize I'm not defective, that my struggles are normal, he deals with them too, and going through them would be tough for anyone. Matt also has a great sense of humor and understands the heart of a man. I value our time together very much and I'd highly recommend him to anyone wanting to go deeper/have a faithful ally by their side. Thanks Matt!
5
During my late twenties, I found myself ensnared within a state of aching, angst, and confusion. Though I had given my life to Christ at a young age and accepted the transformative gift of His resurrecting power, years of poorly tended wounds and unintentional apathy slowly tarnished my perception of myself, God, and life in general. I sought healing through Deeper Coaching because I was painfully aware that I had fallen far from the best version of myself and far from what God had intended for me. It was a breaking point of realizing and acknowledging that I did not possess the tools to do the work necessary to restore the human God saw when He looked upon me. I`m fairly certain that other than deciding you`re going to admit your brokenness, determining who to invite into it with you while you shine a light on your weaknesses is one of the more terrifying things you can choose to step into during this life. Reflecting on previous years, I can identify seasons in which God brought people across my path for specific purposes. I am grateful that one of those people is Matt. It is beyond contestation that God allowed our paths to cross for a season so that I can victoriously work through and conquer past and present hurts in exchange for eternal joy. It has been made abundantly clear to me, on numerous occasions, that Matt is operating within his calling. He has a gentleness and peace as well as an ability to empathetically inquire in a way that is undoubtedly Christ working through him to restore you. I am honored to be a part of his ministry.
5
Matt was extremely helpful coaching me through a major transition in my life and ministry. He asks thought provoking questions and insightful observations to events and situations that were unfoldin during this time. Matt's coaching will continue to help me far beyond this brief season of life.
5
I've coached with Matt for just over a year. He's incredibly insightful, and very capably has helped me develop in both my professional and my personal/married life. I would unreservedly recommend him for any coaching and/or counselling needs.