by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 29, 2016 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
You can’t miss the urgency and passion with which Jesus carried out His ministry. Throughout His ministry, He spoke of musts, such as, “I must work the works of Him that sent me” (John 9:4). As spiritual leaders, we know there is urgency to our labor, but we don’t...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 26, 2016 | Ministry Leadership
I believe the key reason for adult Bible classes in the local church is the organization to fulfill the purposes of the church. Dr. Lee Roberson used to say, “The Sunday school is the church organized to fulfill the purpose of the church.” Whether you call it Sunday...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 22, 2016 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
We cannot always measure effectiveness by visible fruit. Some of my favorite testimonies of salvation are of people who trusted Christ after repeated witnessing attempts by multiple people. Even the Apostle Paul experienced times when he witnessed and the fruit wasn’t...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 17, 2016 | Christian Life, Current Events
If you saw the news headlines back in early June regarding the Zavala family and the Desert Rose Elementary School, you’ll remember why we were concerned about the threat of religious freedom being taken from a seven-year-old boy. In short, a young boy in our local...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 15, 2016 | Ministry Leadership
I think of teachers much like I do of nurses—heroes. Like nursing, teaching is an unsung job that requires tremendous amounts of personal investment in other people’s lives. And, also like nursing, teaching has the potential to make a tremendous difference as well....