He is the senior pastor of Village Church, based in Flower Mound, Texas (Southern Baptist) and the executive director of the board of the Acts 29 Network.
He often refers to Jeff Faircloth, a football teammate, was quick to share the good news of Jesus with him in a way that intrigued Chandler.
Chandler first spoke in front of a crowd when he was asked to share his testimony at a high school chapel.
He was then offered a job as a youth minister at a small Baptist church in La Marque, Texas, at the age of 18.
[4] In 1999, Chandler started a non-profit called Waiting Room Ministries with close friend Shane Barnard.
[7] A woman on the board of his non-profit organization asked Chandler to put in a résumé at Highland Village First Baptist Church.
[10] Chandler is an elder and the lead pastor of teaching at The Village Church, which is located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and consists of a single campus called Flower Mound.
[4] Regarding creationism, Chandler refers to himself as a "historic creationist", taking the view presented by Old Testament professor John Sailhamer in his book Genesis Unbound.
This view states that man and woman are equal in essence, value, and dignity but were created and called by God for distinct roles within the home and church.
[20] This view states that a person's “response to the gospel is rooted and grounded in the free and unconditional election of God for His own pleasure and glory.” [21] Regarding spiritual gifts, Chandler is a continuationist.
[4][22] He believes that supernatural gifts such as prophecy, miracles, healings, and speaking in tongues have not ceased and should be exercised within the church under the authoritative parameters that Scripture provides.
[25] His second book is titled Creature of the Word: The Jesus-Centered Church,[26] and was written with fellow Village pastor Josh Patterson and LifeWay Vice-President Eric Geiger.
[31] In August 2022, Chandler took a leave of absence from the Village Church after reportedly exchanging multiple Instagram direct messages with a woman who was not his wife.
[31] Chandler called the exchange "unguarded and unwise",[32] with church elders describing the leave of absence was "both disciplinary and developmental.