The Gifts You Don’t Know You Want
God’s greatest gifts are sometimes wrapped in dark packages. We take one look at the package and decide we don’t want the gift. But, in reality, under the dark paper are the gifts we desperately need. Paul received one of these gifts. He called it “a thorn in the...Growth Points Video— Five Priorities in December
Growth Points 001 Pastor Paul Chappell from Lancaster Baptist Church on Vimeo. This is the time of year that we get caught up in the business of the Christmas season, but we don’t want to lose sight of the priorities that God blesses. I wanted to share with you...
More than My Two Front Teeth
How would you finish this sentence: “All I want for Christmas is ________.” I already have my two front teeth (got them when I was about six), so I’m asking God for something much, much bigger this year. To know Him. It’s too easy for Christmas to simply be about...New Podcast Posted: Local Church Stewardship in Tough Economic Times
Through the economic challenges our country has faced, churches have needed—more than ever before—to understand biblical principles of faith, stewardship, and compassion. In this podcast, we discover fourteen principles that should shape our church budgets, stretch...
Celebrate Christmas via Livestream
Christmastime at Lancaster Baptist is encouraging and festive, and I’m looking forward to our upcoming services. Our special Christmas services will be livestreamed, available at lbclive.tv. Below is a schedule for these events (times given are Pacific Time): December...
Soulwinning Knows No Seasons
When I look at my December calendar, I just about break into a cold sweat. You probably feel the same way. It seems there is no end to how many wonderful activities can be packed into this special time of year! And yet, one of the decisions that I make early every...
Before You Click “Send”
Or publish… Or tweet… Or share… THINK! Remember when your mother taught you to “think before you speak”? It’s good advice for when you speak electronically, too. God commands us, “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is...New Podcast Posted: Helping Your Staff Reach Their Full Potential
One of the most exciting aspects of ministry for a pastor is the privilege of seeing other leaders developing in the church—whether they be staff or lay leaders. As a pastor, I embrace my responsibility to equip the saints for the work of the ministry (Ephesians...
A Shovel of Faith
For the eleventh time in the history of Lancaster Baptist Church, we thrust our silver shovel in the ground, beginning a new building project by faith. Yesterday morning we broke ground for our West Wing Tower—the first in a three-phase expansion project for our...
Focus
Learn to identify distractions, realign priorities, cultivate Christ-centered habits, and press forward with joy in Christ.
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.
"And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed." (Mark 1:35)