3 Roles in Local Church Leadership
Our 25th Anniversary and Spiritual Leadership Conference is fast approaching. We’ve already spent many hours preparing for these days, and I’m looking forward to the rich fellowship and preaching. When we started this conference over ten years ago, we...New Podcast Posted: Striving Together in Spiritual Leadership
[mp3]http://lbc-downloads.com/podcasts/slp/striving_together_in_spiritual_leadership_part_1.mp3[/mp3] Podcast: Download I believe that the truths in this podcast lesson are near the Lord’s heart, because they not only deal with ministry itself, but with the spirit of...
5 Purposes for Mentoring and Discipleship
Harvey Firestone once said, “It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.” This is true in every area, but it is especially true in the church. Paul emphasized the importance of discipleship and mentoring in 2 Timothy 2:2: “And the...
The Homeward Step of a Good Man
“The world is in great need for good men—godly men!” (from Dr. Eldon Martens’ book The Steps of a Good Man) Dr. Eldon Martens was one of those good men—a man of great integrity. Last night, the Lord directed his final step Homeward. After preaching the evening service...
Living with Excellence
I wonder what my spirit would have been like as a fourteen year old boy if I had been abducted by invading conquerors and taken seven hundred miles from home to serve in a foreign country. I’m amazed at the response of Daniel and his three Hebrew friends—Hananiah,...
2011 Striving Together Regional Conferences
One of our highlights of the year at Lancaster Baptist Church is hosting the annual Spiritual Leadership Conference on our campus in July. Pastors from across America and around the world have visited this conference, and the Lord has used this time to inspire and...
5 Principles for Achieving Goals
I am an advocate of setting goals before the beginning of a new year. Philippians 3:13 encourages us to be constantly “reaching forth unto those things which are before.” In my experience, setting goals is crucial to this forward achievement. Yet, we all...
Fasting for Winter Revival
Every January—since 1987—Lancaster Baptist Church has had winter revival services. Each year we’ve had the same preacher—Dr. John Goetsch. And every year God has used this time in a mighty way in our church. Perhaps one reason God has so profoundly blessed these...
Top Posts of 2010
The purpose of The Pastor’s Perspective is to offer encouraging help to friends and fellow servants in the ministry, and I pray you have been strengthened through time spent here this past year. Below is a list of the most read posts from 2010 with a short description...
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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.
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