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November 27, 2009
Matt Chandler Has Mass on Frontal Lobe
Dallas area megachurch pastor suffered seizure on Thanksgiving.

"I have a small mass In my frontal lobe," Matt Chandler, lead pastor of The Village Church in Highland Village, Texas, wrote on his Twitter feed. "[I have a date] with the neurosurgeon early next week."
A note at the church's website reads, "Matt Chandler suffered a seizure Thursday morning while at home, was taken to a nearby hospital and is now at home resting with his family. Matt hit his head when he suffered the seizure and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Doctors ran several tests on Matt and will continue to run tests in the coming days. We will keep you posted. Please pray for Matt, Lauren and the kids. The best we can do as a church body right now is to give him space and our prayers. He is surrounded by family members, the elders and friends."
Chandler, whose multisite church has a weekly attendance of about 6,000, has become a major conference draw and a leader in the Young Reformed movement. He talks about his ministry in the latest issue of our sister publication Leadership Journal.
Comments
I didn't know he was reformed...
Anyway i hope he gets better, and God directs his doctors.
Posted By: kiki | November 29, 2009 8:09 PM
Of course he is reformed. Do you not listen to his sermons?
He isn't keeping it in the closet or anything.
I'm praying for Matt, his sermons are always so solid to God's word, and the people need to be fed.
Posted By: jason | November 30, 2009 8:50 AM
This article was about his tumor and all you care about is if he's reformed or not. Sad.
Posted By: Marie | November 30, 2009 1:22 PM
Totally agree with Marie. Far out some people can be so stupid.
Posted By: LayGuy | December 1, 2009 6:31 AM
we're praying for matt and his loved ones to have strength at this time and to rely on, rest in, and trust Jesus. "praying" for his doctors is something that doesn't require Christianity - even laypersons, athiests, nominalists, muslims "pray" for doctors to do well in surgery, etc. you *can* pray it, but please pray for more.
Posted By: jamesh | December 1, 2009 12:19 PM
Praying for him. Have enjoyed his sermons.
Posted By: chuck p | December 2, 2009 4:13 AM
Whether he is reformed or he isn't is not the issue. When a brother is in need of prayer, we pray, no matter what his biblical view is. Matt is an unbelievable speaker and is a strong voice for this generation. Please continue to pray for Pastor Matt and his family.
Posted By: phil4usc | December 13, 2009 7:11 PM
Give kiki a little credit, all he\she said was that he\she didn't realize Matt Chandler was reformed. Kiki didn't even say whether that was a good or bad thing. He\she was merely responding to a piece of the article. Let's all be loving here. We know God's hand is on Matt and we pray for His healing touch. Matt's messages have touched and challenged my life. God bless him and keep him! May God give him many more years of ministry.
Posted By: servantofone | December 14, 2009 11:54 AM
I have never met him but listen to him daily on podcast... I am in prayer and so is my church here in Boston, MA. You are covered in friends and you will be for a long time. God is an amazing Healer and I know that he is protecting you and that is healing Hands are upon you.
Posted By: Christen | December 16, 2009 12:02 PM
The only hands that will do any good for this man are the hands of his doctors. Unclasp yours and help somebody today.
Posted By: john | December 16, 2009 1:51 PM
Praying for Matt just came across this page. Please someone tell me what is 'reformed' in the context used here as it seems like something bad??
Posted By: Jules | December 30, 2009 10:55 AM
"Reformed" usually refers to believing in the truth that the Calvinistic view of salvation is expressed in the Bible. There are other defining marks, but that is usually the one that stands out. The Reformers (during the Protestant Reformation and later) usually held to the Calvinistic beliefs, and so the Reformed belief is usually a synonym for Calvinism.
Posted By: Brian | January 2, 2010 10:40 PM
@Jules - Forgot to say, it isn't bad, it's actually a glorious truth about a God's amazing grace.
Posted By: Brian | January 2, 2010 10:42 PM
The Holy Spirit Directed me to this Pastor because I was feeling discouraged about my condition after I began reading about what he was going through with a positive attitude his Spirit corrected me I felt convicted by the attitude I was having concerning my condition It realy made me go down on my knees and ask for fogiveness and put me back in the right spirit. So now every time I pray for my strength I am realy asking the Lord to give him more and more strength for How can we tell others if we are not a living testimony of what God can do that we have realy believed and trusted him in our time of trouble Just want to tell my brother in the Lord that I love him and God loves him for picking up his cross and following the Lord because not every body wants to do that I know because I was one. Thank you for your love
and inspiration
Posted By: Carol | March 11, 2010 9:23 PM