Dr. Paul Chappell

How a Young Boy Made a Difference for Religious Freedom

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...

6 Ways Teachers Prepare for a Life-Changing Year

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....

What Do Pastors Do All Week?

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 9, 2016 | Ministry Leadership

I think one of the most common misconceptions of those who have not served as a senior pastor is that a pastor’s work is only the work of preaching. If you look at it that way, it would seem the pastor hardly works at all—perhaps for an hour two or three times...

8 Characteristics of an Effective Discipleship Program

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 1, 2016 | Ministry Leadership

One of the core ministries that God has greatly blessed in our church is the organized discipleship on Wednesday evenings. Not only are there new people continually being enrolled in discipleship and others completing the course, but the biblical grounding and...

5 Ways to Help Your Children Walk in the Truth

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jul 25, 2016 | Christian Life, Family

One of the easy traps for parents to fall into is having shortsighted goals for their children. If I can just make it through today… (particularly in the preschool years) My child’s greatest problem is to change _______ behavior. If he can just make a higher grade… If...