Thoughts for Young Men
Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil...Growth Points 46: Better before Bigger
Before God gives growth, we must remove the obstacles to growth. We see this principle clearly in the Titus 1:5: “…that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting….” On our annual vision night at Lancaster Baptist Church last Sunday, I shared with our...
7 Commitments for Finishing Well
No one begins the New Year with aspirations to quit. We want to finish the year well, and we want to finish our life course well. I think of the Apostle Paul’s statement in 2 Timothy 4:7: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.”...
20 Questions: Asking for Your Feedback
As I look ahead to blog posts for the coming year, I’d like feedback from you so I can know you better and know what would be most helpful to you. So I’ve compiled a 20-question reader survey. Almost all of the questions have multiple-choice answers, and the answers...
12 Characteristics of Ministry-Minded Millennials
Men like me who are over fifty are often baffled by the demographic shift in mindset represented by the Millennial Generation. (According to Pew Research Center, millennials, sometimes called Generation Y, include people born between 1980–2000.) Millennials are known...
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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.
