The Remnant Radio's Podcast Gifts of The Spirit: With Matt Chandler
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Mar 19, 2019 
Matt Chandler, pastor of The Village Church and leader of X29, discusses careful continuationism and how his church practices prophetic gifts and healing. He shares how they created structures for spirit‑led ministry, navigated elder tensions, handled abuses and false prophecy, and scaled Encounter practices across campuses.
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Create On-Ramps For The Gifts
- The Village Church held a long-standing theological openness to sign gifts but lacked practical on-ramps to practice them corporately.
- Matt Chandler describes adding defined "Selah" moments, training, and architecture so theology could become practiced without forcing change abruptly.
Turn The Ship Slowly And Pastorally
- Move slowly and pastorally when introducing the gifts so you don't needlessly lose people; treat members as people to be gently led.
- Chandler turned the ship gradually, provided prayer lists for hesitant people, and emphasized no spectators so quieter members could still participate by praying.
Distinguish Wrong From False
- Fear of making mistakes often drives rejection of practicing gifts, but Chandler distinguishes being wrong from being false.
- He notes wrong practices appear in Acts and are recoverable, whereas falsehoods are deceptive and destructive.