Alex Kendrick

Alex Kendrick     

       -Alex Kendrick is a director, producer, and actor from Atlanta, whose consuming goal is for God to be glorified. His father was a minister. While growing up he and his brother would record and film little movies in their backyard. Alex and his brother both graduated from the Kennesaw State University, with a bachelor’s degree in communications. They each were called into full time ministry after college. In 1999, Alex was invited to be Sherwood Baptist Church’s Associate Pastor of Media.

        Alex and his brother started making movies when they read a story about the influences movies had on today’s generation and how the media was more influential in our culture than the church. He and his brother began writing scripts which led to their first film Flywheel (http://www.flywheelthemovie.com/ ) then to

Facing the Giants (http://facingthegiants.com/ ) and their upcoming film Fireproof.( http://fireproofthemovie.blogspot.com/ ) 

       Alex never imagined that his God-given passion would eventually be used by God to impact more people than he or his brother ever dreamed of. Even though Alex looks like a perfect role model, he has been through some doubts of God too. Alex’s Father, Larry Kendrick has multiple Sclerosis and although he is still alive, he’s completely tied to a wheelchair. Even though Alex has prayed and begged for the healing of his father, his sickness did not improve. But he always tries hard to remember to praise God either way just like the theme in Facing the Giants. He always quotes, “We are supposed to worship and praise God for who he is, and not for what he does for us.” 

       If you asked Alex how he was able to make such inspiring films and to do what seems like the impossible, his answer will always be, “because of prayer”. Even though people would come up to him and say the movie would not work out, due to their low budget, Alex would rely on God. Alex does not only know that everything is possible with God, but he has experienced it himself through all that God had done for him throughout the making of his films. God prepared everything for him from the cameras and computer equipments to the cast and crew.

~Let us lift up Alex Kendrick in prayer, that he may have the wisdom in making movies that influence, bless, and change this world into a godly world that lives their lives for God!!