What to Look for in a Mentor
A good relationship with a wise mentor is like having personal access to a goldmine. It’s an opportunity anyone would be foolish to not take advantage of! Proverbs 1:5 reminds us, “A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall...
Church Planters: Characteristics to Appreciate
This past Sunday I read with joy the report from one of our West Coast Baptist College graduates about a church that has been planted in Fresno, California. Brother Ricky Owens, a 2001 graduate, planted the Victory Baptist Church, along with assistance from Brother...
Traits of a Five-Star Team Player
One of the most frustrating things to watch is a sports team in which one individual wants to be the star—even at the expense of the team’s success. The famed football coach Vince Lombardi said, “The only true satisfaction a player receives is the satisfaction that...
Book Review: Leading On Empty
The title of this book caught my eye while I was walking past a bookstore in the airport this summer. I purchased a copy for myself and also sent one to three of my spiritual mentors, asking them to read it and mark anything they felt should be underscored in my heart...
7 Habits of Concerned Soulwinners
The command to go soulwinning includes an action verb—“go.” But soulwinning is more than a weekly activity. A true soulwinner will develop habits of becoming soul-conscious. Of course, the Holy Spirit alone does the work of conversion, but every Christian should be an...
5 Links to Effective Communication
My prize possession as a boy was a Sting-Ray bicycle. Not only was my bike a source of pleasure and fun, but it was necessary equipment to my job as a paper carrier. I was careful to maintain my bike, and I paid special attention to keeping the chain tight. With a...
There’s No Place Like Home!
It’s great to be back home and with our Lancaster Baptist Church family! It was a blessing this morning to attend our soulwinning faithfulness rally, and I can hardly wait for tomorrow’s services. I look forward to preaching and to being with the greatest people in...Greeting from Corinth
The heathen temples in ancient Corinth were renown throughout the region for their wicked idolatrous worship and activity. It was in this city, however, that Paul spent a year and a half planting a New Testament church. Acts 18:8 records the fruit of Paul’s labor:...Greeting from Bema Seat in Corinth
Paul keenly felt his responsibility to remind Christians that they would one day stand before the Lord. In 2 Corinthians 5:10 he wrote, “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to...
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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.
