Dr. Paul Chappell

Three Ways to Sustain Forward Momentum in the New Year

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 21, 2019 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership

At the beginning of the new year, you eagerly set goals to reach forward for Christ in multiple areas. Both through your goals and the early action steps you have taken, you stretched forward. But now it is three weeks into the new year. What are the underlying...

Sanctification beyond Standards—Three Elements to Growth in Grace

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 10, 2019 | Ministry Leadership

Perhaps you have heard the statement, “Jesus loves you just as you are, but He loves you too much to allow you to stay that way.” It’s true. God loves us unconditionally, and He doesn’t love us more or less based on if we are currently growing or backsliding. But He...

Five Overlooked Benefits of Faithfulness

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 7, 2019 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership

This January marks Terrie’s and my thirty-third New Year at Lancaster Baptist Church. A few weeks ago, we were able to have over several families from our church who were here when we came or who we were able to lead to the Lord in those first couple years. Their...

Six Helpful Books I Read Last Year

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 3, 2019 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership

Over the years, I have found consistent reading to be an invaluable resource for personal and leadership growth. Each year, I try to read books on a variety of subjects, including spiritual growth, leadership, history, and more. (I add these titles to my list of...

How I Match My Responsibilities to My To-Do List

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Dec 31, 2018 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership

I hope you’ve made time over the past week or so to prayerfully evaluate needed areas of growth in your life and set some goals for this New Year. Setting goals, however, is the easy part; living them out in day-sized pieces over the coming year is the challenge. ...