20 Reasons I’m Glad We Started West Coast Baptist College
Twenty years ago this very week the doors of West Coast Baptist College swung open to the first group of forty-three students. Today, WCBC’s doors swing open for the twentieth opening day of a new academic year of training laborers for His harvest. As I look back over...
10 Ways to Be a Blessing to Your Missionaries
It is impossible for any local church to carry out the Great Commission without missionaries. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have...
The Role of the Church in Christian Education
At 8:00 this morning, Lancaster Baptist School begins its twenty-sixth year of cultivating hearts for God and minds for Christ. As I look back over these past twenty-five years, I thank God for the investments we’ve made in the lives of young people, many of which are...
Moving the Arm of God through Social Media
You know the traction-gaining tool for social media: hashtags. Whether it’s #WeAreN or #icebucketchallenge, people turn to hashtags to use their Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram posts to make a difference. Why? We want to use social media to effect change. With or...
The Resilient Life
Overcome the Crises and Anxieties of Life through Christ
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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.
