Matt Chandler
Should Matt Chandler move to Oklahoma to plant a new church?
Matt Chandler is the pastor of The Village Church in the Dallas, TX area. I am a regular listener of his podcasts on iTunes. His preaching challenges me each time I hear him.
Over the past few months, I have heard him make at least 3 comments about Oklahoma. These comments may indicate a spiritual (or Freudian) leak that points to a move to the Sooner State.
Now, I consider Oklahoma as my native land. Beginning with my grandfather, the Gantz family has hailed from the place “where the wind comes sweeping o’er the plains.” So my ears naturally perk when I hear Chandler refer to my home state.
1. Chandler said that he retreats to Oklahoma for time alone with God.
So he already has a spiritual connection with the state. Imagine what could happen if he were a pastor in the land in which he communes with God.
2. Chandler said that nobody wants to move to Oklahoma.
In a discussion about racial diversity, he said that white flight has taken people to the suburbs of Dallas, then to the outskirts of Dallas. The only place left to move to from Dallas is Oklahoma, “and nobody wants to go to Oklahoma.”
Is not that the way God usually sends out missionaries? The last place somebody wants to go is usually the place they are sent. Using this logic, Chandler should be packing for his move north on Interstate 35.
I am eagerly anticipating the news release of The Village Church planting another site in Oklahoma. It only makes sense.
***In case anybody cannot tell, this is a tongue-in-cheek article.
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I’m pretty sure God wants him to move to Hong Kong to plant a church. I know I’ve heard him mention Asia a few times. Ok, not God, me