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Matt Chandler (born June 20, 1974) is the lead pastor of teaching at The Village Church, a Southern Baptist〔http://www.thevillagechurch.net/sermon/what-is-our-denominational-affiliation/〕 church in Flower Mound, Texas and the President of the Acts 29 Network.〔 As of October 2012, Chandler is in the top five of the leading podcasts on iTunes. Chandler's first book, ''The Explicit Gospel'', was released in 2012 and co-authored by Jared Wilson. In it he explains what the Gospel is and how it has been misunderstood. == Biography == Chandler was born in Seattle, Washington. His father was in the military, causing him to move multiple times. He ventured to Olympia, Washington; Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; Alameda, California and Galveston, Texas. There, the 6' 5" Chandler was a member of the high school football team. He oftens refers to the fact that Jeff Faircloth (a football teammate) was quick to share the good news of Jesus with him in such a way that Jeff's aggression intrigued Chandler. Over the course of two years Chandler attended church gatherings, opposed the beliefs, raised questions and doubts against Christianity but one day submitted His life to the Lordship of Christ. Following high school, Chandler acquired his first job, as a janitor at Pine Drive Christian School in Dickinson, Texas. Chandler first spoke in front of a crowd when he was asked to share his testimony at a high school chapel. After sharing his testimony, he was offered a job as a youth minister at a small Baptist church in La Marque, Texas at the age of 18. Chandler then moved to Abilene, Texas where he attended Hardin-Simmons University. While there, Chandler then began leading the weekly Grace Bible Study at the Paramount Theater in that grew from a couple hundred attendees to a couple thousand. Chandler earned a Bible degree from Hardin-Simmons University. In 1996, Chandler was hired on Beltway Park Baptist Church staff where under pastor David McQueen's leadership his value for the local church was restored. In 1999, Chandler started a non-profit called Waiting Room Ministries with close friend Shane Barnard, who would eventually form the Christian musical group Shane & Shane. Chandler has twice started seminary classes but has dropped out both times. He dropped out because he felt that he acquired the tools he was learning from Seminary back in bible school. He married his wife, Lauren, on July 31, 1999, and they have three children: Audrey, Reid and Norah. A woman on the board of his non-profit organization asked Chandler to put in a résumé at Highland Village First Baptist Church. Chandler claims he did not expect to get the job due to conflicts in beliefs. Despite this, he was offered the job, and in 2002 he accepted the position. The church at that point had an attendance of 160 people and has since grown to over 14,000 attendees.〔 Chandler says his character was partially shaped by John Piper.〔 On Thanksgiving morning in 2009, Chandler had a seizure at his home and was later diagnosed with anaplastic oligodendroglioma, a malignant brain tumor. Chandler commented in June 2010 that he believed that God healed his cancer. Chandler received treatment at Baylor University Medical Center and was given a clean bill of health in September 2010. In March 2012, Chandler was named president of Acts 29 Network, succeeding Mark Driscoll, who had helped found the network of church planters. Acts 29 Network is a partnership of church plants that has grown to over 400 churches in the United States and abroad. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matt Chandler (pastor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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