Ken Chant
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Ken Chant is an Australia
n Pentecostal pastor
with the CRC Churches International
. He was ordained
in 1952 in the CRC. He is the elder brother of Dr Barry Chant
, who is the founder (with the Reverend Dennis Slape) and was, for many years, the president of Tabor College, Australia
.
Ken Chant has planted
eight churches and been pastor of several others. For several years he was the editor of two Australian charismatic / Pentecostal journals ("Revivalist" and "Vision"). He has been the principal of four Bible colleges (in Australia and the USA) and has spoken and taught in churches, crusades, conferences, seminars and colleges in a dozen different countries worldwide.
in Launceston, Tasmania
, as a "Bible correspondence school". To enhance this teaching ministry, he moved to the USA in 1981 and, with Dr Stan DeKoven, established Vision International University
, which merged the correspondence courses with a local church campus program. In 2010 the college had some 7000 teaching centres in more than 150 countries with more than 100,000 students.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Pentecostal pastor
Pastor
The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
with the CRC Churches International
CRC Churches International
CRC Churches International is a Pentecostal Protestant Christian denomination based in Australia.-External links:*...
. He was ordained
Ordination
In general religious use, ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart as clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies. The process and ceremonies of ordination itself varies by religion and denomination. One who is in preparation for, or who is...
in 1952 in the CRC. He is the elder brother of Dr Barry Chant
Barry Chant
Barry Chant is the author of Heart of Fire: The story of Australian Pentecostalism and a co-founder and founding Principal of Tabor College Australia. He was founding editor of Australia's New Day magazine, the first national magazine addressing Australian pentecostals, charismatics and...
, who is the founder (with the Reverend Dennis Slape) and was, for many years, the president of Tabor College, Australia
Tabor College, Australia
Tabor College, originally called The House of Tabor, in Australia, began as a Christian tertiary college offering a range of courses from certificate to post-graduate studies in the areas of counseling, education, ministry, performing arts, mission, youth studies and humanities in Adelaide. It...
.
Ken Chant has planted
Church planting
Church planting is a process that results in a new Christian church being established. It should be distinguished from church development, where a new service, new worship centre or fresh expression is created that is integrated into an already established congregation...
eight churches and been pastor of several others. For several years he was the editor of two Australian charismatic / Pentecostal journals ("Revivalist" and "Vision"). He has been the principal of four Bible colleges (in Australia and the USA) and has spoken and taught in churches, crusades, conferences, seminars and colleges in a dozen different countries worldwide.
Vision International College and University
In 1974 he established Vision International CollegeVision International College
Vision International College was founded in 1974 in Launceston, Tasmania by Dr Ken Chant, an Australian theologian and author. Now located outside of Sydney, Australia in Macquarie Fields, New South Wales, the college provides vocational ministry training by distance education with an emphasis on...
in Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
, as a "Bible correspondence school". To enhance this teaching ministry, he moved to the USA in 1981 and, with Dr Stan DeKoven, established Vision International University
Vision International University
Vision International University is an unaccredited institution in Ramona, California offering academic degree programs designed to prepare men and women for professional service in Christian ministry...
, which merged the correspondence courses with a local church campus program. In 2010 the college had some 7000 teaching centres in more than 150 countries with more than 100,000 students.