Five Disciplines for Building a Strong Family in a Busy Ministry
All of us who are passionate about ministry recognize that we can have competing interests when it comes to balancing our ministry and family responsibilities. If we’re not careful, we can yield to the addiction of busyness in ministry to the neglect of our own...
Ready for Either
Bible commentator William Barclay wrote of an old Roman coin which bore the picture of an ox facing an altar and a plow. The inscription read, “Ready for either.”1 This is the spirit in which our American military members enlist for service. They are ready—ready to...
11 Post-Election Reasons I Am Grateful to Be a Christian Living in California
The results of an election can reveal the character and heart of a people. And this most recent election, at least in the state of California, didn’t reveal a heart for God or loyalty to Christian values. Our newly-elected governor was, fourteen years ago, the first...
Three Keys to Contentment in Ministry
Incredible as it may be, it is easy to become discontent in ministry. That’s not a reflection on the challenges of ministry so much as it is a reflection on the fickle nature of our hearts. We start out eager to serve the Lord and others, but then, perhaps...
How to Get out of Debt
According to statistics from 2018, Americans owe 26 percent of their income to consumer debt with the average American spending 10 percent of his or her monthly income on non-mortgage debts. And although average income is increasing, American consumers are buying more...
Five Reasons I Appreciate the Missions Emphasis of Independent Baptists
I grew up in the independent Baptist movement, and I appreciate my heritage for many reasons. But if there is ever a time when I’m especially thankful to be an independent Baptist, it’s during times of missions emphasis—such as our World Impact Conference at Lancaster...
7 Ways Pastors Should Protect Their Church Families
The heart-felt desire of every godly pastor is to do the work God has called him to do—preach the gospel, disciple new Christians, study God’s Word, prepare biblical messages, equip the church family for the work of the ministry, and serve as an undershepherd of...
5 Ways to Maintain Momentum in the Church
The local church belongs to Christ. He gave Himself for it (Ephesians 5:25), He is the head of it (Colossians 1:18), and He is the one who adds to it (Acts 2:47). But those of us who serve as undershepherds want to be part of encouraging momentum in the ministry of...
Three Relationships Vital to Healthy, Biblical Leadership
Each year, our deacons insist that I go in for a thorough health examination. Usually the doctor will greet me with a statement like, “Deacons sent you again, huh?” He gets it. A day or two after the exam, the doctor sends me his baseline evaluation that...
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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.
