Growth Points 71: Characteristics of an Effective Servant of God
I don’t know about you, but I’m always asking the Lord to help me be more effective in the ministry. It seems that with every passing year, the challenges we face are greater, the time constraints more pressing, and the needs around us enlarged. Through God’s grace, I...
Interview with a WCBC Graduate: Pastor Ricky Lowe
Ricky Lowe is a 2013 graduate of West Coast Baptist College. He and his wife Caitlin Lowe came from North Carolina with their five children to attend WCBC. Ricky’s testimony as a student was exemplarily, and it has been a joy to me to see God using and blessing him in...Growth Points 70: How to Use Adult Bible Classes to Assimilate People into the Local Church
One of the key functions of adult Bible classes and teen Sunday school in our Baptist churches is helping to assimilate people into the body life of the local church. In this growth points video, I share five ways to best assimilate and build people through these...
A Three-Fold Challenge to Preachers in the Midst of a Culture Shift
Christians across America are frustrated. Some are discouraged. Some are fearful. Some are hopeless. Our culture is shifting before our very eyes, and there seems to be little to nothing we can do to stop it. We see the decaying morals and we sense the intolerance...
When Seventh Graders Surrender to the Ministry
Last night was a highlight for Terrie and me and our church family as we had the ordination service for our youngest son, Matthew. I remember almost fifteen years ago, as I prayed through a stack of decision cards from teens at our youth conference who had surrendered...
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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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