10 Gifts Your Teens Need
We’ve been privileged this week to host hundreds of teenagers for the West Coast Baptist Youth Conference. It has been a joy to see their responsiveness to the teaching and preaching of God’s Word. Teenagers are a delightful challenge—even to themselves! The teenage...
Why I Preach about Finances
As a new pastor, I had one very good reason to preach about finances—the church had no money! But I had an even more compelling reason not to preach about finances: I didn’t want to offend our few members! Pastors probably know the jokes and one-liners about preachers...
4 Earmarks of Selfish Financial Planning
Many Christian financial consultants wisely counsel people to budget and save for predictable large purchases rather than be caught unprepared and go into debt. Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,...
3 Reasons We Can’t Afford Not to Give
Giving is not a minor topic in Scripture. In fact, the word give in its various forms is used 2,162 times throughout the Bible—that is more than believe (271 times), prayer (268 times), and love (714 times) all combined! Of the twenty-nine parables Jesus told, sixteen...
The Nuts and Bolts of a Prospect List
Our job as soulwinners is to sow the gospel seed—faithfully and regularly. Psalm 126:6 promises, “He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” But not everyone is saved the first...
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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.
