The Village Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Matt Chandler

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.thevillagechurch.net

Pastor Credentials Verify

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?

Bible as authoritative; Acts 29 affirms inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry exists; not distinctive.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Protestant evangelical sola fide.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian per 2017 'Role of Women' paper — elder office reserved for qualified men; women can teach in some mixed contexts.

Complementarian — male-only elders per published position paper.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality of elders under Chandler; past accountability controversies (2015 Hinkley, 2022 Chandler leave).

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expositional-topical Chandler style.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Multiply church-planting network; Great Commission central.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Acts 29 network; some 'racial reconciliation' language. | 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?

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

Caution

Assessment

The Village Church at 2101 Justin Rd, Flower Mound, TX 75028. Matt Chandler has served as lead pastor for over 20 years and is executive chairman of Acts 29 church-planting network. SBC affiliated. Known for strong expository preaching, Reformed theology, and church planting vision. Chandler is a nationally recognized preacher and author. The church is a model for Gospel-centered, theologically robust ministry. Strong option for men seeking deep Biblical teaching and missional engagement.

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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: see 'the-village-church-denton-tx'. Merge.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

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

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