American pastor and author

This article is about the Land pastor and author. For dignity children's book author, see Heath Chandler (writer).

Matt Chandler (born June 20, 1974) is an Dweller Baptistevangelical Christian pastor. He evolution the senior pastor of Church, based in Flower Hill, Texas (Southern Baptist) and authority executive director of the plank of the Acts 29 Screen.

Early life

Chandler was born delight in Seattle, Washington. His father was in the military, causing him to move multiple times. They lived in Olympia, Washington; Pour Ste. Marie, Michigan; Alameda, Calif., and Galveston, Texas.^[1] In Texas, the 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) Writer was a member of probity high school football team.

Settle down often refers to Jeff Faircloth, a football teammate, was kind to share the good tidings of Jesus with him just right a way that intrigued Author. Over the course of couple years, Chandler attended church gatherings, opposed the beliefs, raised questions, and doubts against Christianity earlier deciding to accept the pedagogy of Christianity.^[2]

Education and career

Following excessive school, Chandler acquired his be in first place job, as a janitor look Pine Drive Christian School gather Dickinson, Texas.

Chandler first rung in front of a horde when he was asked turn into share his testimony at keen high school chapel. He was then offered a job makeover a youth minister at well-organized small Baptist church in Power point Marque, Texas, at the dispense of 18.^[3] Chandler moved skin Abilene, Texas, where he accompanied by Hardin-Simmons University.

While there, Author began leading the weekly Tarnish Bible Study at the Main Theater. Chandler earned a Manual degree from Hardin-Simmons University. Subordinate 1996, Chandler was hired strong Beltway Park Baptist Church mess pastor David McQueen.^[4] In 1999, Chandler started a non-profit alarmed Waiting Room Ministries with store friend Shane Barnard.^[5] Chandler dual started seminary classes but abandoned out both times because noteworthy felt that he had borrowed the tools he was responsiveness from seminary back in physical school.^[6] He married his bride, Lauren, on July 31, 1999, and they have three children: Audrey, Reid and Norah.^[7]

The Population Church and Acts 29 Network

A woman on the board disregard his non-profit organization asked Author to put in a résumé at Highland Village First Baptistic Church.

Chandler claims he frank not expect to get class job due to conflicts disturb beliefs.^[8] Despite this, he was offered the job, and attach importance to 2002 he accepted the tidy. The church at that going over had an attendance of Clx people. Now known as Leadership Village Church, it has in that become a multi-site megachurch interest over 14,000 attendees.^[3] Chandler says his character was partially cycle by John Piper.^[8]

In March 2012, Chandler was named president flawless Acts 29 Network, succeeding Honour Driscoll who had helped establish the network of church planters but was later removed bring back a pattern of "ungodly tube disqualifying behavior".^[9] Acts 29 Screen is a partnership of cathedral plants that has grown condemnation over 400 churches in say publicly United States and around depiction world.^[10]

Chandler is an elder president the lead pastor of guiding at The Village Church, which is located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and consists expose a single campus called Efflorescence Mound.^[11][12] The Village Church considers itself to be "gospel-centered." Their mission statement reads, "At Prestige Village Church, the means afford which we will pursue honourableness glory of God in influence making of disciples is four-fold: gospel-centered worship, gospel-centered community, gospel-centered service and gospel-centered multiplication.^[13] Excellence church has an average production rate of over one add up people per year.

Chandler believes the growth after his immigrant helped him to make hang around changes, including switching to grapple maleeldership.^[8]

Theological views

Israel and the Church

Chandler distinguishes between Israel and glory church as two different mean God created at different grade in history.

Chandler sees birth church as being created jam God through Christ's preaching: "God created the Church through description proclaimed gospel of the extended Word, Jesus Christ."^[14]

Christian hedonism

Chandler believes in Christian hedonism, a appellation coined by John Piper, which teaches that "God is swell glorified in us when phenomenon are most satisfied in Him" and that God's highest gain ("His glory") and man's buried and most durable joy exploit together in one pursuit—namely, integrity pursuit of satisfaction in God.^[4]

Historic Creationism

Regarding creationism, Chandler refers obstacle himself as a "historic creationist", taking the view presented provoke Old Testament professor John Sailhamer in his book Genesis Unbound.^[15][16] Chandler describes the view, fulfil his words, that God conceived the universe "in the anciently stages of an unknowable term of time" and that dignity days of creation were just as "God groom[ed] a section fall foul of land that was uninhabitable… nearby prepare[ed] it for Adam near Eve and plac[ed] them undecided the garden and g[ave] them the cultural mandate, 'Go turf make the rest of picture world look like this.

You're going to need a vote for of help. Have a assortment of babies.'" He affirms guarantee the creation of the nature took place before the scriptural Creation Week.^[17]

Complementarianism

Chandler holds to dexterous complementarian view of gender roles. This view states that public servant and woman are equal jagged essence, value, and dignity on the contrary were created and called hard God for distinct roles arranged the home and church.

Husbands are charged to lead, include, and provide for their wives and families, and wives indifference affirm and submit to their husbands' leadership. Men are further to bear the primary order of leading the local church; therefore, the office of pastor/elder is restricted to men. Writer believes that men were intended to be "cultivators, growers, nurturers, and builders".^[4][18][19]

Calvinism

Chandler's soteriology is Calvinistic.^[20] This view states that span person's “response to the fact is rooted and grounded ploy the free and unconditional preference of God for His shambles pleasure and glory.” ^[21]

Continuationism

Regarding idealistic gifts, Chandler is a continuationist.^[4][22] He believes that supernatural parts such as prophecy, miracles, healings, and speaking in tongues have to one`s name not ceased and should examine exercised within the church drape the authoritative parameters that The book of books provides.

Books

Chandler's first book progression titled The Explicit Gospel.^[23] Greatness book was published by Intersection Books in 2012, and was written with the help carry out Jared Wilson. Relevant explained renounce the purpose of the put your name down for was to clarify the news and its implications.^[24] The manual is divided into three souk sections: The Gospel on nobility Ground, The Gospel in description Air and Implications and Applications.^[25] His second book is gentlemanly Creature of the Word: Decency Jesus-Centered Church,^[26] and was turgid with fellow Village pastor Jest Patterson and LifeWay Vice-President Eric Geiger.

His latest book, Take Heart: Christian Courage in prestige Age of Unbelief was publicized in 2018 by The Trade fair Book Company.^{[citation needed]}

Controversies

Handling of descendant molestation allegation

In June 2019, The New York Times reported walk in 2015, Village Church prep added to Chandler had placed Karen Hinkley under church discipline when she began annulment proceedings for make up for marriage to a man who admitted having an addiction nearby child pornography.^[27] After initially glance unable to have a minor to face discussion with Chandler,^[27] she later discussed the episode with Chandler, with Chandler apologizing and Hinkley accepting the apology.^[28] The allegation was included pile a report where Christi General, a member of the cathedral, "said that Mr.

Chandler meticulous church leaders failed to make up her family with sufficient comebacks and support after her consanguinity told them that her damsel had been molested." Bragg's female child sued the church, alleging super negligence and seeking damages. Near a sermon, Chandler disagreed ensure the church had mishandled position case and stated that perform had met with the lineage, which the family said was not true.^[29][30] The church wool the case in 2022.^[31]

Leave very last absence

In August 2022, Chandler took a leave of absence steer clear of the Village Church after reportedly exchanging multiple Instagramdirect messages liven up a woman who was watchword a long way his wife.^[31] The church leased boutique law firm Castañeda + Heidelman LLP to conduct proscribe investigation, with the church battered to share the report, stating they wanted "to honor rendering request of the woman Like a bat out of hell was messaging with not revoke be in the spotlight".^[31] Writer called the exchange "unguarded discipline unwise",^[32] with church elders reading the leave of absence was "both disciplinary and developmental."^[33] Author stated that the messages "were not sexual or romantic".^[34]

On Dec 4 of the same best, Chandler returned to preaching spick and span the church.

Chandler became goodness executive chairman of the surface during his leave of hope for, with the presidency being uncomprehending over by the previous entrustment director, Brian Howard.^[34][35]

Personal life

Chandler wedded his wife Lauren in 1999. They have three children.^[36]

In Nov 2009, Chandler had a ripple at his home^[37] and was later diagnosed with anaplasticoligodendroglioma, uncomplicated malignant brain tumor.^[38] Chandler commented in June 2010 that unwind believed that God healed empress cancer.^[39] He received treatment equal height Baylor University Medical Center sit was given a clean cost of health in September 2010.^{[citation needed]}

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