The Village Church - Denton — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Matt Chandler

Founded See website

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website thevillagechurch.net

Pastor Credentials MDiv (Criswell College)

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

Trinitarian, gospel-centered Acts 29 affirmation.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Affirms Bible as authoritative; Acts 29 network affirms inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry exists; not a distinctive emphasis.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Protestant evangelical gospel; justification by grace through faith.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

Complementarian — elder office reserved for qualified men per 2017 'Role of Women' paper; allows women to teach mixed groups in some settings, so role-based rather than designed-nature framing.

Complementarian — elder-only-male per church's published 'Role of Women' paper; women can teach in some mixed contexts.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality of elders but dominated by Matt Chandler brand; past 2015 Karen Hinkley discipline controversy and 2022 Chandler leave-of-absence 'sin of pride' episode raise accountability concerns.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expositional-topical blend under Chandler; strong biblical content but celebrity-pulpit feel.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active church planting (Multiply network), missions giving visible, Great Commission central.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Acts 29 network; Chandler has used some 'racial reconciliation' language that some flag as soft DEI, but church rejects overt CRT. | GREEN signal: *** INITIAL SIGNER (one of the founding 153) *** Pastor Matt Chandler is a public signatory of "The Nashville Statement on Biblical Sexuality" (CBMW, 2017-08-25, cbmw.org/nashville-statement). The Nashville Statement is the post-2017 evangelical line on biblical anthropology, marriage, and sexual ethics — affirming creation order, one-man-one-woman marriage, and biblical sexuality. Signing places the pastor on the orthodox / non-affirming side of the 2017 evangelical fault line.

Caution

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

Historic SBC ties + Acts 29 network; functionally independent multi-site.

Caution

Assessment

National directory entry — web-verified pastor, website, and Facebook. Visit website for full theological details.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Orthodox-aligned signatures]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Nashville Statement

Matt Chandler

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

DUPLICATE: this entry and 'village-church-dallas' both point to thevillagechurch.net/Matt Chandler. Recommend merging.

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[1] Live source thevillagechurch.net/about
[2] Live source thevillagechurch.net/Content/ExternalSite/Documents/Belie…

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