by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 27, 2014 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
As a new pastor, I had one very good reason to preach about finances—the church had no money! But I had an even more compelling reason not to preach about finances: I didn’t want to offend our few members! Pastors probably know the jokes and one-liners about preachers...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 21, 2014 | Ministry Leadership
This year marks my twentieth year to pastor what researchers call a megachurch—a church averaging over two thousand people in weekly attendance. Statistics on pastoral tenure in churches suggest that for a pastor to remain twenty-eight years in the ministry, let alone...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 20, 2014 | Christian Life
Many Christian financial consultants wisely counsel people to budget and save for predictable large purchases rather than be caught unprepared and go into debt. Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 14, 2014 | Ministry Leadership, Ministry News
The statistics for pastors aren’t good: Fifty percent of pastors starting out will not last five years. One out of every ten pastors will actually retire as a pastor in some form. Over 1,700 pastors left the ministry every month last year. Over 1,300 pastors were...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 13, 2014 | Christian Life
Giving is not a minor topic in Scripture. In fact, the word give in its various forms is used 2,162 times throughout the Bible—that is more than believe (271 times), prayer (268 times), and love (714 times) all combined! Of the twenty-nine parables Jesus told, sixteen...