Missing a Dear Friend
The first time I preached at People’s Baptist Church in McDonough, Georgia, was in 1993, just before Dave McCoy (at that time the associate pastor) was called by the church to serve as the senior pastor. Since then, I have preached there many times. Pastor McCoy and...
Dark Nights Call for Bright Lights
It’s easy to fall into the trap of measuring our influence by it’s known numeric size. How many members does our church/class have? What is our average attendance? How many people have I led to Christ? How many people have I discipled? Because size is one measure of...
Finding Points of Connection with Other Christian Leaders
We’re ministering in a day when it often seems that Christian leaders are looking for a reason to disagree with or disregard one another. But when we take this approach, we miss out on the fellowship, support, encouragement, prayers, mentoring, and more that God would...
How to Collaborate with Those You Lead
The job of a leader is not to do all the work of the team. In fact, one of the primary jobs of leaders is to serve those they lead by equipping them to be more effective and fruitful. [bctt tweet="The job of a leader is not to do all the work of the team. It is to...
Training New Leaders: Why Bother?
There is a common leadership maxim that is especially true for ministry leadership: “It is only as we develop others around us that we permanently succeed.” Local church ministry must involve more than seeing people saved and baptized. We must be engaged in a...
Ten Practical Ways to Advance the Gospel
Declaring the gospel is not just an idea, nor is it simply a desire; it’s an action. When Jesus gave the Great Commission, He stated it as a command: “Go ye.” So how can we actively declare the gospel? Here are ten practical ways: 1. Pray for a burden for souls. Do...
Seven Qualities of a Synergistic Ministry Staff
This week, our ministry staff will meet for two days of off-site training. I look forward to this annual staff orientation. During these days, I share our church theme for the following year (which gives each area of ministry staff time to creatively develop it for...
Understanding the Times
Connect present-day events to Bible prophecy with crystal clarity.
Pastor Paul Chappell
Dr. Paul Chappell is the senior pastor of the Lancaster Baptist Church and president of West Coast Baptist College in Lancaster, California. His biblical vision has led the church to become one of the most dynamic independent Baptist churches in the nation. He has been married to his wife, Terrie, for over forty years and is the father of four married children all serving in Christian ministry.
UNDERSTANDING THE TIMES
LIVING COURAGEOUSLY IN PROPHETIC DAYS
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Dr. Paul Chappell
Lancaster Baptist Church
In 1986, the Lord brought me to Lancaster Baptist Church, and I have been blessed to serve as the senior pastor here for these past thirty-one years.
West Coast Baptist College
As the president of West Coast Baptist College, we have established our mission as “Training Laborers for His Harvest.” The Lord has allowed us to see over two thousand graduates serving today on harvest fields around the world.
