Cultivating a Grateful Spirit
Month after month, we have heard the daily news reports affirming the weakness and instability of our economy. Many have lost life savings in the stock market; the government continues to bailout banks; and automotive giants hover on the brink of bankruptcy. Now as we...National Sword of the Lord Conference
I was first asked to serve as a speaker at the National Sword of the Lord Conference by my dear friend, Dr. Curtis Hutson. Dr. Hutson was called home to be with the Lord thirteen years ago and I have missed him greatly ever since. I will never forget hearing Dr....
2008 Spiritual Leadership Conference
Each year I am amazed by how the Lord works during the Spiritual Leadership Conference. Although months of labor by our staff and lay people go into this one week, we realize that we cannot manufacture the presence of God. I am especially thankful for the...
This is the Lord's Doing
Twenty-two years ago, my family and I arrived in Lancaster to begin our work here for the Lord. Generally, when people think of Lancaster Baptist Church, they think of the thriving work that it is today, but it wasn’t always this way. Those first few days in...
The Integrity Crisis
Several years ago, Dr. Rod Bell, then the president of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship, gave me a copy of the book entitled The Integrity Crisis. I read this book again this summer and was greatly encouraged and helped by its contents. Wiersbe speaks of the...
Focus
Learn to identify distractions, realign priorities, cultivate Christ-centered habits, and press forward with joy in Christ.
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.
"And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed." (Mark 1:35)