by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 18, 2019 | Ministry Leadership
One of the first books I read in full-time ministry was In Search of Excellence by Tom Peters. Although it is specifically about excellence in business, I was captivated by the realization that if the secular world would care about excellence in the workplace, how...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 11, 2019 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
We know that progress in the Christian life comes by looking to Jesus (Hebrews 12:1–3). Additionally, God has designed the Christian life so that others lead us in the faith. For instance, a Christian parent should model God’s love and point their child to Christ. A...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 7, 2019 | Ministry Leadership
One of the great travesties of today’s contemporary church philosophy is a lack of spiritual conviction. Notice I did not say a lack of communicating spiritual conviction, for that’s not the greatest problem. In fact, what started as an attempt to make truth more...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 29, 2019 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
Let politicians deal with political challenges—the people of the growing hispanic population in our communities need to be reached by the gospel of Jesus Christ. In our community and in hundreds of communities across America, the demographics are changing and there...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 21, 2019 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
At the beginning of the new year, you eagerly set goals to reach forward for Christ in multiple areas. Both through your goals and the early action steps you have taken, you stretched forward. But now it is three weeks into the new year. What are the underlying...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 10, 2019 | Ministry Leadership
Perhaps you have heard the statement, “Jesus loves you just as you are, but He loves you too much to allow you to stay that way.” It’s true. God loves us unconditionally, and He doesn’t love us more or less based on if we are currently growing or backsliding. But He...