What Gospel Are You Preaching?

Lindy Lowry

Known for his laser-focused, gospel-centered teaching, Exponential East speaker Matt Chandler talks preaching with Dave Ferguson in this podcast interview and shares why preaching a “massive gospel” is vitally important to both the people who are listening–and the leader who is sharing it. As part of Exponential’s 2014 “Seek + Save” theme, Chandler will focus on ReThinking Preaching both onsite at the conference in Orlando and via the Exponential East live webcast. Check out some of the key takeaways from their conversation and then download the full podcast:

Takeaways

• What’s missing in preaching today and how we change non-believers’ commonly held perception of preaching as “bad news”
• The vital importance of both deconstruction and reconstruction in your preaching
• A real-life recent example of how Chandler has deconstructed and reconstructed an idea in a message series
• Seasons when Chandler had to “rethink” his preaching
• Chandler’s experience wrestling with using humor in his preaching
• Why teaching pragmatics won’t change people’s hearts
• How we talk about topical issues from a gospel-centered framework
• Why preaching a “massive gospel” that encompasses both personal salvation and the kingdom of God helps us start to reframe the gospel and preaching
• How Chandler encourages biblical literacy through preaching and is mindful of the non-believers listening to him
• How he works through the challenge that some of the people he’s preaching to might not believe what the Bible says
• Three ways Chandler gauges the impact of his preaching and gathers feedback (including talking to non-believers)
• A specific message to men in great positions of leadership who are living in what Chandler calls, “golden handcuffs”

Listen to the full interview here and subscribe to the Exponential Podcast Series.

About Matt Chandler

Matt Chandler serves as lead pastor of teaching at The Village Church in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. He came to The Village in December 2002 and describes his tenure as a replanting effort where he was involved in changing the theological and philosophical culture of the congregation. The church has witnessed a tremendous response growing from 160 people to over 11,000 with campuses in Flower Mound, Dallas, Denton and Fort Worth. Chandler is currently involved in church planting efforts both locally and internationally through The Village and various strategic partnerships. He serves as president of Acts 29, a worldwide church planting organization. Over the last 10 years, Acts 29 has emerged from a small band of brothers to nearly 500 churches in the United States and around the world. Beyond speaking at conferences throughout the world, Matt has also written three books, The Explicit Gospel, Creature of the Word and To Live Is Christ To Die is Gain. His greatest joy outside of Jesus is being married to Lauren and being a dad to their three children, Audrey, Reid and Norah.