The Village Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Matt Chandler (Lead Pastor)

Founded 2002 (replanted from Highland Village First Baptist)

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

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

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.thevillagechurch.net

Pastor Credentials Matt Chandler: widely regarded Reformed evangelical preacher; Acts 29 former president

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, Reformed — strong Christology.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy affirmed. Reformed hermeneutics.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify specific men's ministry programs.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Calvinist/Reformed soteriology — doctrines of grace.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian — male elders only. Chandler is publicly complementarian. Yellow because complementarian (halfway house) not fully patriarchal.

Complementarian — all-male elder board; Matt Chandler publicly complementarian

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Elder-led, all-male elder board. Acts 29 network accountability.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Matt Chandler is one of the best expository preachers in America. Deep, Christ-centered, unflinching.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Multi-campus, church planting (Acts 29 network), strong global missions.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Conservative — Chandler has publicly resisted cultural accommodation on gender and sexuality. | 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.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

SBC + Acts 29 — strong dual accountability.

Strong

Assessment

The Village Church under Matt Chandler is one of the most theologically serious megachurches in America. Chandler is a Reformed, complementarian, expository preacher who has built a church on deep biblical teaching. The Village Church was instrumental in the Acts 29 church planting network. SBC affiliated with strong elder-led governance. Multi-campus across the DFW metroplex. One of the strongest options in Texas for a man seeking rigorous biblical Christianity.

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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

SBC confirmed. Already green — no change needed, just confirming tag.

No URL sources recorded for this church. Rating based on denominational defaults and/or directory-level metadata.

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