The One Overriding Purpose
This blog is an early preview for a book I am currently writing about motivations for ministry. Below is an excerpt from chapter 1. I’m glad to hear your feedback or suggestions! Sometimes we overcomplicate the Christian life. We develop formulas, lists, and...
Spiritual Leadership Podcast: How to Host a New Members Orientation
In the early days of Lancaster Baptist Church, our new members orientation consisted of an afternoon reception at the Chappell home. Terrie and I would set up chairs in the living room and provide food for the time of fellowship. We would both share our testimonies,...Growth Points 014: A Servant Leader Has One Altar
Servant leadership has been one of the three cornerstones of our emphasis at the Spiritual Leadership Conference. True servant leadership can only take place when the heart is, as Hebrews 13:9 puts it, “established with grace.” Such a heart has room in its worship for...
What to Get a Man for His 50th Birthday
Before my family celebrated my birthday last week, my daughter googled, “What to get a man for his fiftieth birthday.” (You can guess which birthday they were celebrating.) Danielle’s search pulled several web pages that offered the same gift suggestion—time with...
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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.
If God could use the Corinthian Church, He can use you!
"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work" (2 Corinthians 9:8).
(Full message: https://www.lancasterbaptist.org/sermons/pastor-paul-chappell-he-is-able)