by Dr. Paul Chappell | Oct 19, 2013 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
If there is one thing we should model as Christians, and particularly as Christian leaders, it is the joy of the Lord. God designed the Christian life to be an abundant life. The fruit of the Spirit is joy. Although joy should be the norm for Christian ministry, we...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Oct 16, 2013 | Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
In the last Growth Points video, I shared five characteristics of a healthy church. Since God has placed me as an undershepherd of His flock, and since the church belongs to Christ—it is His husbandry, His building (1 Corinthians 3:9), it is important to me that I am...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Oct 14, 2013 | Ministry News
When we began the Love Works outreach a few weeks ago, we weren’t sure what the response would be. After twenty-seven years of our fall outreach being doorknocking alone, it was exciting to see what would happen when we combined doorknocking with serving our...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Oct 12, 2013 | Ministry Leadership
I am thankful for godly evangelists who labor for souls and for revival. The Bible mentions evangelism three different times: And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Oct 10, 2013 | Ministry News
Thirty-five years ago, my parents went to South Korea as missionaries. I was a young teenager at the time, and this was a difficult transition for me. I missed America, and I wasn’t excited about living in Korea. As time unfolded, however, this move proved to be one...