Ken Chant

The Rev Dr Ken Chant (born June 6, 1933) is an Australian pastor, ordained in 1952 in the Christian Revival Crusade (now CRC Churches International)[1], an indigenous group of Pentecostal churches.

A brief summary of his ministry would include the following –

He pioneered eight churches and pastored several others, including serving for five years as the associate pastor of the Crusade Centre in Adelaide, which was then (circa 1960) Australia's largest pentecostal church. For several years he was the editor of two of Australia's most successful charismatic/pentecostal journals. He has been the principal of four Bible colleges in Australia and the USA), and has spoken and taught at crusades, conferences, seminars, and colleges in Australia, the UK, the USA, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, the Philippines, and New Zealand

Dr Chant has two post-graduate degrees: Master of Religious Education (M.R.E.); and Doctor of Biblical Theology (Th.D), and for the past 25 years has been devoted to a ministry of writing and teaching, throughout Australia and overseas.

Vision International College and University

In 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania, Dr Chant set up a Bible correspondence school, which grew rapidly, and began to expand into other countries. Partly in an effort to enhance this teaching outreach, he and his wife Alison moved to the USA in 1981, where they remained until 1990. In 1985, while they were still in the USA, in San Diego, California, they met Dr Stan DeKoven and his late wife Karen. That meeting led to the founding of Vision International College and University [2], which merged the correspondence courses with a local church campus programme. Since then the college has expanded to a worldwide school, operating in about 140 countries.

Author and Composer

Dr Chant is the author of more than 35 books, including many college texts. In addition he has written large amounts of other curriculum material, lecture notes, and scores of magazine articles. He has also composed a number of gospel songs that have been published in various collections both in Australia and overseas.

He married Alison in 1953, in Adelaide. They have (in 2005) four children and fourteen grandchildren. He is the elder brother of Dr Barry Chant.

Published Books

• Advancing in Christ – a manual for new Christians
• Angelology – the doctrine of angels
• Asked & Answered – keys to answered prayer
• Attributes of Splendour – studies in the nature and character of God
• Better Than Revival – a better approach to evangelism and church-planting
• Bible, The – the authenticity and authority of the Christian Bible
• Building the Church God Wants – studies in church growth
• Christian Life – a pragmatic and positive approach to life
• Clothed With Power – Holy Spirit baptism from a Pentecostal perspective
• 1 Corinthians – an analysis of Paul’s letter
• Cross & Crown, The – the meaning of the death and resurrection of Christ
• Dazzling Secrets – overcoming depression and living positively
• Demonology – studies in the kingdom of darkness
• Discovery – studies in divine guidance
• Divorce and Re-marriage – a positive and flexible approach
• Emmanuel – studies in christology
• Equipped to Serve – the charismata in the church today
• Faith Dynamics – keys to gaining and maintaining strong faith
• Great Words of the Gospel – the basic truths of the gospel
• Healing in Whole Bible – the covenant of divine healing
• Highly Exalted – the ascension of Christ
• In the Heavenlies – the believer’s position in Christ
• Lemons – when life hands out a lemon, make lemonade
• Mountain Movers – understanding and outworking the promise
• Oracles Galore – a study of failed predictions about the Second Advent
• Pentecostal Pulpit, The – studies in effective homiletics
• Royal Priesthood – the status of Christians in scripture
• Sitting On Top of the World – studies in positive living
• Songs To Live By – The Book of Psalms and Worship
• Strong Reasons – Christian apologetics
• Throne Rights – studies in spiritual authority
• Biblical Typology – understanding the biblical types
• Understanding the Bible – studies in hermeneutics
• When the Trumpet Sounds – studies in eschatology
• World's Greatest Story, The – the first 1000 years of church history
• Worship Leader, The – the theory and practise of worship

Links

• Ken and Alison Chant's personal web
• CRC Churches International
• Internet Bible College (Australia)
• Vision International College and University (Ramona, CA)