Voices of Christmas
The annual Christmas musical at Lancaster Baptist Church is our Christmas gift to our community. Our choir, orchestra, and drama team work tirelessly every year to produce a musical that highlights the birth of Christ and the gift of salvation. Our church family works...
’Tis the Season…for Soulwinning!
Christmas is one of the easiest times to invite people to church! But in the busyness of the Christmas parties, programs, and preparation, it’s all too easy to lose this golden opportunity to lead others to Christ. As you help your children with their church Christmas...
3 Hindrances to Prayer
Incredibly, God invites us to bring any need we face directly to His throne: “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God” (Philippians 4:6). This invitation is especially remarkable...
How to Pray for Your Pastor
People in our church often let me know they are praying for me, and I am deeply grateful. Sometimes people ask for specifics on how they should pray for the pastor. At a recent meeting with our church’s Pastor’s Prayer Partners, we gave out the following acrostic with...
4 Enemies of Thankfulness
On Thanksgiving Day, when you are sitting around the table sharing your blessings, it’s easy to feel thankful. But we all have to work to maintain a grateful spirit every other day. Perhaps it would help to identify these four attitudes that are enemies of...
Distinctive Practices | Baptist Distinctives: Part 3
(This is part 3 of a three-part post, highlighting a few key areas of Baptist distinction.) What makes Baptists distinct? We already noted in part 1 that both faith and practice must come directly from Scripture, and in part 2 we saw Baptist dinstinctives regarding...
New Book: The Ministry of a Baptist Deacon
For years I’ve wanted to write a book for deacons. The deacons who serve our church have been a help to me—and to our entire church family—beyond what words can describe. Their ministry is vital, and its intricacies are definitely worthy of a book. The Ministry of a...
A Distinctive Place | Baptist Distinctives: Part 2
(This is part 2 of a three-part post, highlighting a few key areas of Baptist distinction. See part 1 here.) What makes Baptists distinct? In the last post, we noted that Baptists believe in Bible authority, and both our faith and practice is based on God’s...
Distinctive Principles | Baptist Distinctives: Part 1
What makes Baptists distinct? Is it just the name on our signs? Or does the name “Baptist” represent special significance? In this three-part post, I’d like to highlight a few key areas of Baptist distinction. This is by no means an exhaustive treatment of these...
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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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