I am extremely excited and humbled by the Presidency of Acts 29. God has shown immense favor on our little network that is over 400 churches on six continents. Every weekend men and women are being saved and lives are being transformed by the gospel being fearlessly proclaimed in every environment imaginable. From rural areas to the suburbs, to urban centers like Manhattan, Boston and Seattle, in the UK and in Australia, South Africa and South America men of God are proclaiming the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ with Holy Spirit power and God is saving, healing and transforming. I often dwell on this during the week. The thought that God is at work everywhere around us, it’s warm water to my soul to know that I am in the trenches with such godly men who love the God ...
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As a young church planter I wanted a tribe to belong to. So, I started gathering a few other young church planters for mutual learning, accountability, and encouragement. Before long, Mars Hill Church was formally supporting church planters in both the U.S. and India. Then, I met Pastor David Nicholas, whose Spanish River Church had generously supported church planters for many years. Together, we founded the Acts 29 church-planting network.
For the first years, the network offices were housed in Florida, as David served as our president. Then the offices were moved to Seattle when I assumed the presidency. Since that time, David has passed on to see the Jesus he loved face to face, and Acts 29 has grown rapidly, now totaling more than 400 churches in the U.S., as well as ...
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Matt will be coming to San Jose this weekend.
At the recent Dallas Boot Camp, Matt Chandler took a few minutes before his session to explain why he's a part of the Acts 29 Network.
Matt will speak at the San Jose boot camp on June 3-4 – please join us to hear him, Mark Driscoll, D.A. Carson, Scott Thomas and Jeff Vanderstelt talk about the mission of Christians everywhere, and the role of the church in making disciples of all nations.
Registration for San Jose Boot Camp closes at midnight tonight – get registered now!
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Adapted and excerpted from Matt Chandler's message at the recent Dallas Boot Camp.
Before thinking about mission, let’s first look at how the Scriptures talk about transformation.
2 Corinthians says: “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.” It’s important for us to understand how this ‘new creation’ occurs. The Puritans used the term vivification – which is when we get caught up in the righteousness of Christ so that we are transformed in how we live our lives.
Transformation is nothing like “I quit looking at porn so Jesus would love me.” That’s not how this thing works. Neither is it “if I could just be good enough, then ___________.”
Earning our righteousness is a death trap. In fact, ...
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Tags: affections, john owen, transformation precedes mission, transformation, mission, 2 corinthians 5:17-18, matt chandler, dallas boot camp, acts 29, 2011, the church planter's mission
At the recent Acts 29 Pastor’s Retreat, Dustin Neeley had the opportunity to sit down with Matt and Lauren Chandler to talk about how to lead your family through suffering. As expected, Matt and Lauren share their helpful unique perspectives and offer much helpful counsel. Men, this is one that I would share with your wives as ...
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