Growth Points 55: Five Ways to Have a Positive Influence in the Life of Your Child
There is no doubt that spiritual formation in the heart of a child begins at an early age. (Moses, Samuel, Timothy, and others from the pages of Scripture testify to this fact.) Children are impressionable and easily influenced. Even in the life of a child, a...
A Practical Blueprint for a Christian Home
If you are constructing a building, you don’t want me as the carpenter! In years of church building programs, I’ve learned a little about construction processes, inspections, and codes. But, trust me, you do not need my construction skills—unless you’re hoping for a...Growth Points 54: Three Truths for Discipleship
Those of us who are passionate to see reproduction in local church ministry know that there is a process involved in Christian growth and maturity. This is true whether we are talking about a new Christian developing into a leader within the church or a young man who...
10 Lessons from 60 Years
Two weeks ago, I was sitting on the edge of my seat listening to a lesson Dr. Don Sisk gave at our annual staff training. It was titled “Principles for Life” and was full of biblical, practical advice. Dr. Don Sisk is eighty years old and has served the Lord for sixty...
20 Reasons I’m Glad We Started West Coast Baptist College
Twenty years ago this very week the doors of West Coast Baptist College swung open to the first group of forty-three students. Today, WCBC’s doors swing open for the twentieth opening day of a new academic year of training laborers for His harvest. As I look back over...
10 Ways to Be a Blessing to Your Missionaries
It is impossible for any local church to carry out the Great Commission without missionaries. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have...
The Role of the Church in Christian Education
At 8:00 this morning, Lancaster Baptist School begins its twenty-sixth year of cultivating hearts for God and minds for Christ. As I look back over these past twenty-five years, I thank God for the investments we’ve made in the lives of young people, many of which are...
Moving the Arm of God through Social Media
You know the traction-gaining tool for social media: hashtags. Whether it’s #WeAreN or #icebucketchallenge, people turn to hashtags to use their Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram posts to make a difference. Why? We want to use social media to effect change. With or...
What You Shouldn’t Be Good At
Here’s a faith-building exercise: Take one of the miracles of the Bible—any miracle will do—and write a list of reasons why it couldn’t be done. For instance, let’s take the feeding of the five thousand. That one’s easy because Philip and Andrew already told us why it...
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.
