by Paul Chappell | Jun 30, 2023 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
At a recent California for Christ meeting, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Alan Fong, Robbie Yapp, and James Kim to discuss the need for and challenges of church planting. It was our joy nearly twenty-five years ago to help Pastor Fong in planting Heritage...
by Paul Chappell | Jun 8, 2023 | Current Events, Ministry Leadership
The article below is significantly longer than most blog posts. In fact, it’s actually a small booklet I have recently written relative to questions I’ve been asked regarding funding new church plants. If you would prefer to read this as a PDF, you can download the...
by Paul Chappell | Sep 20, 2018 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
In a post last week, I listed the Baptist distinctives, using the acrostic BAPTISTS, and suggested that if you believe these, you should not be ashamed of the name Baptist or of your heritage. B—Biblical Authority in all matters of faith and practice. (See 2 Timothy...
by Paul Chappell | Sep 13, 2018 | Ministry Leadership
Just this Sunday, I had the blessing of teaching a new group of adults in the CORE class at Lancaster Baptist Church. I teach this class several times each year for those who are new to our church. Often it is filled with newly-saved, first-generation Christians who...
by Paul Chappell | Jul 23, 2018 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
When I survey today’s ministry landscape, I’m encouraged. Why? First, I’m hopeful for revival. The fact that our culture is becoming increasingly hostile toward Christianity is disappointing, but it’s nothing Scripture didn’t warn us...