10 Reasons I Love Being a Pastor
Someone told me on Sunday that October is “Pastor Appreciation Month.” I know this isn’t what they had in mind, but it got me thinking about what I appreciate about being a pastor. Unfortunately, it’s not difficult to find people in ministry who poormouth the...
Help Marriages and Win a Trip to a Mid-Atlantic Couple’s Retreat
On October 17, our new book, Are We There Yet? marriage—a perfect journey for imperfect couples, releases! We are excited about this new resource and are praying it will be a help to many couples. To help this book reach more couples, we are inviting you to...
7 Tips for Training a New Soulwinner
This week at Lancaster Baptist Church, we launched our fall soulwinning season for the thirty-second consecutive year. Of all the different types of outreach we do as a church, nothing beats consistently sharing the gospel one person at a time. And biblically, this is...
Managing the Tension between Collaboration and Separation
When I was growing up in the 70s, the watchword among independent Baptists was separation. And with good reason. Many of my mentors were men who had come out of denominations that denied the inerrancy of the Scriptures, miracles of the Bible, and even the virgin birth...
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 thirty years and is the father of four married children all serving in Christian ministry.
