by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 14, 2014 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
This summer I read Pastor Rob Fleshman’s book, Buy the Field: Find, Follow and Finish God’s Will for Your Life. One of the aspects about this book that I loved was its biblical bias for action. Like Nike’s “Just Do It” slogan, Pastor Fleshman challenges readers to...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 11, 2014 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
If you’re like me, not everything on your to-do list or project list gets done. And yet, if you’re like me, it’s vital that certain projects do get done. Of course, the difference in what gets done and what doesn’t get done fundamentally relates to the choices we make...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 7, 2014 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership
It doesn’t take long for the ministry to wear us out—to break down our strength and bring us to a point of exhaustion. Physically, emotionally, spiritually—the ministry is draining. In my last post, I highlighted the importance of taking periodic time out of the...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jul 10, 2014 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership
Every godly pastor labors to build a foundation of trust in the local church—between the people and God, the people and their pastor, and the people one with another. But what do you do when that trust is challenged? When it is craftily undermined? When poor decisions...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jul 4, 2014 | Christian Life, Current Events
In 1776, American patriots pledged their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor” to sign the Declaration of Independence. And then they gave of themselves in unspeakable sacrifice to birth this great nation. These men understood that patriotism meant so much more than...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 30, 2014 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership
Do preachers make too much of preaching? Does biblical preaching amount to mere noise of the sort we’re always wanting to lessen in our busy lives? In this video, a morning sermon preached during Spiritual Leadership Conference, Dr. Sam Davison powerfully reasons from...