by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jul 2, 2012 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
As we go through life and ministry, we are inundated with decisions and distractions. Now, more than ever before, we need the supernatural resource God provides to empower our service and help us make wise decisions and plans. It is His grace. Walking in the Spirit...
by R.B. Ouellette | Jun 30, 2012 | Ministry Leadership
[This is a guest post by Dr. R.B. Ouellette. Dr. Ouellette is the pastor of First Baptist Church of Bridgeport, Michigan, where he has served for thirty-five years. The church has grown tremendously under his leadership and sees regular fruit through soulwinning and...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 28, 2012 | Ministry News
About a month ago, I shared with our church family that one of our associate pastors, Cary Schmidt, had been sensing the calling of God to the pastorate. After trying to talk him out of it didn’t work, 🙂 I spent many, many hours with him in prayer and counsel as we...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 26, 2012 | Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Ministry News
I’m still reflecting on what God did in my heart through Spiritual Leadership Conference. This year’s conference was so full of blessings. Here are a few of mine: Preaching The highlight of the conference for me is always the preaching services. As a pastor who is...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 21, 2012 | Ministry Leadership
Yesterday I had the privilege of preaching the ordination service at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Cortez, Colorado, for Pastor Andrew Reed. This was a particularly special service as Brother Reed and his wife, Angela, are both graduates of West Coast Baptist College....
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 18, 2012 | Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
Ministry has a rhythm of expending and replenishing, producing and preparing. The summer can provide times of rest and brief lulls in the rigors of ministry. But it is also easy to waste the summer on frivolous activity. Instead of letting the summer pass without...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 16, 2012 | Family
While sorting through my files recently, I came across the file of letters from my children. As I read through their years of notes, I saw highlighted in their own handwriting four gifts they have given to me through the years. In some measure, each of my children...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 12, 2012 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry News
The Lord has given us a great season of resource development at Striving Together Publications. We’re excited to have released a collection of new books, minibooks, and curriculum. I wanted to take a moment to highlight some of our newest resources for you. We pray...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 10, 2012 | Ministry News
Twenty-six years ago, at the invitation of twelve people, Terrie and I packed our belongings in the back of a Ryder truck and moved to Lancaster, California. I’ll never forget pulling into Lancaster with the truck following our car. Terrie was beside me, Danielle and...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 8, 2012 | Media/Resources, Ministry News
I’m as excited about this year’s Spiritual Leadership Conference as any we’ve hosted. And I’m praying for and anticipating God to do a special work in all of our hearts and ministries through these upcoming days. Whether you are here in Lancaster for the conference or...