by Paul Chappell | Sep 14, 2020 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
One of the moments I will never forget from this year’s opening week at West Coast Baptist College was a conversation I had with a mother who was bringing her freshman daughter. We had a brief conversation about where they were from, what the daughter will be...
by Paul Chappell | Sep 7, 2020 | Christian Life, Current Events, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
Over the years, I have been an observer of ministry trends. Partly I observe because I want to keep growing and am always glad for new or innovative ideas. And partly I observe in order to better understand the current ministry landscape and train the next generation...
by Paul Chappell | Aug 24, 2020 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
There is no such thing as growth without change. Of course, change is not always indicative of growth. Sometimes it is the result of drift—doctrinally, spiritually, or philosophically. Sometimes change is also forced by outside circumstances. Even so, where there is...
by Paul Chappell | Aug 13, 2020 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
My life has been influenced, informed, and molded by Christian education. As a student, I greatly benefited from Christian education. And since beginning Lancaster Baptist School in 1989, I have labored as a teacher, parent, administrator, and pastor to weave the mind...
by Paul Chappell | Aug 3, 2020 | Christian Life, Current Events
There are many things we want in abundance. Choices. Opportunities. Results. But what the first-century church had in abundance was trials. The apostle Peter said they were “in heaviness through manifold temptations” (1 Peter 1:6). They had trouble coming at them...
by Paul Chappell | Jul 25, 2020 | Christian Life, Current Events
Lancaster Baptist Church is committed to the infallibility of the Bible as God’s revelation to man (2 Timothy 3:16). Included in God’s Word is the truth of Christ as the expressed image of God (Hebrews 1:2–5), the head of the church (Colossians 1:18), and the King of...