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HISTORICAL FACTS: Pastor resigns over ig relationship - The Untold Story

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Matt Chandler, the lead pastor at the Village Church, which operates under the Southern Baptist Convention, announced this week that he's resigning his position after having an Instagram relationship. Chandler, who is married with three children, told his flock, "I fell short."

Christianity Today explained that the elders in the church were made aware Chandler's online messages and reviewed some of the comments he'd made on the social media site. They found that the direct messages he exchanged "revealed something unhealthy."

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