Growth Points 63: Nine Characteristics to Look for in Emerging Leaders
Today’s young people will be tomorrow’s leaders. So how do we develop them for local church ministry, and what qualities do we watch for? Furthermore, what traits do we look for in adults who will be serving in a leadership role in the local church? In this Growth...
WCBC Graduate Interview: Andrew and Amy Wolfenbarger
In celebration of the twentieth year of West Coast Baptist College, I am posting interviews with WCBC alumni who are serving around the world. This month’s interview is with Andrew and Amy Wolfenbarger, who graduated from WCBC in 2011, married shortly after...
7 Practical Ways to Strengthen Your Hands for the Work
What spiritual leader hasn’t drawn encouragement from Nehemiah 2:18? Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for...
5 Building Supplies for a Soulwinning Church
We’re in the midst of constructing the largest building to date on our campus. Every foot of construction progress represents multiplied hours of preparation and planning. Buildings don’t just happen. And neither do churches. As spiritual leaders, undershepherds of...Growth Points 62: Strengthen the Things Which Remain
The tendency of churches today, as in the first century, is to slip into a maintenance mode, gradually allowing their faith, vision, joy, and soulwinning compassion to diminish. This is why it is important that we heed Christ’s counsel to the church at Sardis and...
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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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