Acts 29 Pastor Suffers Well with Cancer
by Scott Thomas
Matt and Lauren Chandler walk with their three kids in their Flower Mound Texas neighborhood. AP Photo
When I got an early morning phone call on Thanksgiving while I was still in bed and looking forward to a lazy morning, I was stunned but hopeful. My friend Yancey called me to say that Matt Chandler, an Acts 29 board member and my personal friend, passed out that morning and was rushed to the hospital. Matt was diagnosed with a tumor on the right side of his brain. My normal optimism and my affection for Matt as a person and my deep respect for him as an infectiously charismatic Christian leader dragged me into believing it was going to be okay. But something inside me kept telling me that this wasn't the story ...
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This is your last chance to sign up for the Church Planting Boot Camp in Dallas. Read over the information and sign up to attend Depth Church Planting Conference at The Village Church (Matt Chandler is the pastor) Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 10:00 AM - Thursday, November 20, 2008, 5:00 PM.
Whether you are interested to explore the exciting journey of planting a church, to discern a call to plant or to hear the great lineup of speakers, we present this Boot Camp for a couple of days to challenge you to go deep into the heart and mission of the gospel. To go deep means that we look honestly into our hearts and examine the sins that may deter our passion for Jesus Christ. It means that we apply the gospel of redemption by confessing, repenting and reconciling those ...
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WHAT IS THE NUMBER ONE DANGER THAT PASTORS FACE TODAY?
John Piper said, "I am my biggest danger. When I go up, God goes down." At an Acts 29 Boot Camp in Seattle, in conjunction with the Annual Resurgence Conference, Mark Driscoll asked Matt Chandler and John Piper about the number one danger facing pastors today. The answers are insightful.
The question in this excerpt is, "What is the number one danger facing pastors today?" The audio is only 3min:23sec long and is worth every second of your time.
Matt Chandler, Lead Pastor of the fast-growing Village Church in Dallas and Denton responded first by warning young pastors to beware of trying to reach their culture in the name of "missional engagement" by watering down of the message; by staying away from certain ...
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