In January of '98 Matt Brown, a GGBTS graduate with a Masters of Divinity, planted Sandals Church in Riverside, CA. The previous summer he resigned from his YP position in Fountain Valley. In a June/99 interview with Next Wave Matt envisioned a church of thousands over the next decade, with Xers leading the way in a revival of obedience. Sound cocky? With three years to go the 34 year old has a great chance of reaching this ambitious goal. The church has met in 13 different locations: Pastor Matt's home, a cabana club, a board room, an office building, a church basement, 3 Church sanctuaries, 2 Gymnasiums, a theater, a high school and many times outdoors.
Heard of JC's Girls, Girls, Girls? Heather and the team attend Sandals.
Check out Matt's new blog. His online sermons are available here.
(HT: CW)
way to pimp out matt brown. One of the best pastors I've heard preach. My wife and I almost moved to Riverside just to go to Sandals. Did you used to live in Riverside?
Posted by: brian | March 06, 2006 at 12:11 PM
Hey, Brian. Nope. Never lived there. But our family will be in southern Cal for 9 days at the end of the month. I'm looking forward to a possible Sandals visit on the 26th. This will be my kid's first visit to Disneyland. My sis lives in San Diego so we'll be visiting her too. Should be a great trip.
Just prayed for your bronchitis. Take care.
Posted by: James | March 06, 2006 at 02:53 PM