Matt Chandler

I was born near Seattle and, due to growing up with a father in the military, moved several times before settling in the Houston area. Though I attended church during my childhood and adolescence, I did not truly know and follow Jesus until I turned 17. Before going to college, I served as a youth pastor of a small church near Houston. From there I went to Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas where I received a bachelor's degree in Bible. While at Hardin-Simmons