About
My name is Jeremy Maxfield. I’m a writer and editor with a heart for God’s kingdom. I live in Birmingham, AL with my beautiful wife, Amanda, and our three daughters: Adalyn, Ella, and Katy Jane.
My wife and I met in Athens, GA while pursuing degrees from the University of Georgia. I was a recovering hippie and mega-church-staff kid and had just returned from a summer in Yellowstone National Park with Campus Crusade for Christ. It’s cliche, I know – another prodigal son of a church leader… but that’s my story. After being set up on a blind date with the really smart, outdoorsy girl from my Philosophy class, we spent almost every day together until getting married our senior year. God moved in both of our lives in powerful ways over the next several years. (And He’s still at work.)
Amanda and I moved to Birmingham on our one year anniversary with nowhere to live. “Congratulations my bride – you’re now homeless in Alabama.” But we knew it was exactly where God wanted us. He quickly provided a home and more importantly a church home as I began my Masters work at Beeson Divinity School. It was at this church where a passion for worship, prayer, and small group discipleship would be given new life in our hearts. A passion for God’s Word and living for His sake was ignited in both of us.
I would soon join the staff of that young church plant and serve for several years as a Youth Pastor and then also Small Groups Pastor. God’s purpose for His Church took deep root in me during this season. This experience instilled the seemingly obvious conviction that God’s Word is the authority in life and ministry and the standard by which everything must be measured.
God later called me to take the next step of faith, serving thousands of churches from a new role as Resource Development Manager for Student Life. There I would spend the next few years writing and editing curriculum and creative discipleship tools among other things. I now serve as Senior Developmental Editor for NavPress.
Other relationships were formed during this time, including the opportunity to work with DC. This work has been a great outlet, exercising other forms of writing: marketing, branding, research, and corporate communication for churches, schools, and ministry related organizations. I’ve also been honored to help DMI launch its blog and think about future resources for disciple-making.
All of these experiences have provided a well-rounded background in communication and discipleship. For this, I am eternally grateful for God’s calling and provision every day.
