Five of My Personal Highlights from Spiritual Leadership Conference
It’s impossible to capture in words what the Lord did in our midst at Spiritual Leadership Conference last week. I believe that God answered our prayers for this conference and that there will be continued fruit from it for months and years to come, and I praise Him...
Milestones of God’s Faithfulness
It’s good to celebrate milestones that remind us of God’s faithfulness. These moments of pause to consider what God has done serve to increase our confidence in God for the future and our commitment to press forward for Him. To the glory of God, this year has been...
#SLC21 Conference App, Live Stream Schedule, and More
Spiritual Leadership Conference 2021 begins this Sunday! Our campus this week has been a beehive of activity in preparing for guests arriving this weekend. Our theme this year is “Declare the Gospel.” And what a needed theme this is! In a world that is pushing...
The Path to Grace-Filled Leadership
There are two ways we can talk about spiritual leadership: a position and practice. A position of spiritual leadership includes pastors, small group leaders, Sunday school teachers, Christian parents, ministry leaders, and anyone entrusted to any degree with the...
Missing a Dear Friend
The first time I preached at People’s Baptist Church in McDonough, Georgia, was in 1993, just before Dave McCoy (at that time the associate pastor) was called by the church to serve as the senior pastor. Since then, I have preached there many times. Pastor McCoy and...
Dark Nights Call for Bright Lights
It’s easy to fall into the trap of measuring our influence by it’s known numeric size. How many members does our church/class have? What is our average attendance? How many people have I led to Christ? How many people have I discipled? Because size is one measure of...
Finding Points of Connection with Other Christian Leaders
We’re ministering in a day when it often seems that Christian leaders are looking for a reason to disagree with or disregard one another. But when we take this approach, we miss out on the fellowship, support, encouragement, prayers, mentoring, and more that God would...
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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Dr. Paul Chappell
Lancaster Baptist Church
In 1986, the Lord brought me to Lancaster Baptist Church, and I have been blessed to serve as the senior pastor here for these past thirty-one years.
West Coast Baptist College
As the president of West Coast Baptist College, we have established our mission as “Training Laborers for His Harvest.” The Lord has allowed us to see over two thousand graduates serving today on harvest fields around the world.
