7 Encouraging Trends of Independent Baptist Millennial Leaders
When I survey today’s ministry landscape, I’m encouraged. Why? First, I’m hopeful for revival. The fact that our culture is becoming increasingly hostile toward Christianity is disappointing, but it’s nothing Scripture didn’t warn us...
Ten Characteristics of a Healthy Church
When Terrie and I came to Lancaster in the summer of 1986, our goal was not to build a large church but to reach people for Christ. Over the past thirty-two years, the Lord has done more than we ever could have dreamed, and we praise Him for that. But our goal has not...
The Gospel Commandments of Leadership
Fifty years ago, a man I’ve never met, Kent Keith, wrote a little booklet in which he included ten “Paradoxical Commandments.” They’ve made their way around the world and have often been separated from their author’s name. I can’t remember where I first read and...
10 Ways to Be More Effective as an Adult Bible Class Teacher
At the beginning of this week, I had the privilege of meeting with our Connection Group leaders here at Lancaster Baptist Church. Over the years, we’ve called our Connection Groups by various names—Sunday school and Adult Bible Fellowships are two—but whatever they...
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
Do you ever get discouraged? Do you ever get weighed down with the burdens of ministry? If you’re in ministry, the answers to both of those questions are identical and obvious. Why, then, do we find it so easy to criticize others who become discouraged in the...
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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.
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