The Searing of the American Conscience
Every parent in America mourns today with the parents and families of the 17 children and faculty murdered Wednesday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. One of my early thoughts regarding this tragedy was to pray for not only the parents and...
Five Ways Dr. Bobby Roberson Influenced Me
Dr. Bobby Roberson, a faithful servant, great pastor, and a friend to pastors across America, went home to be with the Lord this past Monday. To say that he will be greatly missed is an understatement. Over the years, I’ve been privileged to spend time and...
4 Guardrails of Communication for a Healthy Marriage
On one of the most memorable road trips of our early marriage, Terrie and I were making the six-hour drive from our home in San Dimas, California, to her parents’ home in San Jose for a birthday party. I was in Bible college, sleeping only a few hours each...
How Do You Pray for 4.7 Billion People?
When you consider the needs of the 10/40 window—a region spanning from ten to forty degrees north of the equator on the Eastern Hemisphere—it’s overwhelming. The 10/40 window contains: Almost 5 billion people—over 95 percent of which are unreached with the...
22 Things You Should Know about West Coast Baptist College
Recently, I’ve been pondering the privilege it is to train ministry students at West Coast Baptist College. As we are currently celebrating our twenty-second academic year here at WCBC, I wanted to share with you twenty-two things you should know about the college:...
Three Categories of Personal Planning that Bear Fruit All Year Long—Growth Points #75
When it comes to new year’s planning, I’ve found that in addition to setting goals, it’s helpful to plan daily routines. In this video, I share three areas I consider in my new year’s planning and the routines that help me in my walk with the...
10 Prayer Requests for Genuine Revival
Many of us pray for revival. But what, specifically, do we mean by the phrase “pray for revival”? Our theme for 2018 at Lancaster Baptist Church is Revive, and January 28–31, we’ll be meeting for a Week of Awakening, with Dr. John Goetsch. We know that we cannot...
Millennials and Megachurches
Millennials and megachurches—we often hear these terms used derisively. Or at least dismissively. Well, you know how millennials are… Megachurches have more resources. And if they’re that big, it’s surely because they’re full of compromise. But...
Ten Ways Every Christian Can Strengthen Their Church
In the early days at Lancaster Baptist Church, I gave a “Visit with the Pastor” almost every Sunday night in which I tried to infuse our young church with the DNA of New Testament Christianity. Usually these were a brief topical lesson on topics ranging from how to...
The Resilient Life
Overcome the Crises and Anxieties of Life through Christ
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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.
