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Four Elements in Effective Transition

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 30, 2019 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership

How would you finish the sentence, “A growing church is…”? Anyone who has been at Lancaster Baptist longer than six months could answer, “…always in transition.” A growing church is always in transition. A growing church is always in transition. Share on X From...

The Blessings and Burden of Social Media

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jul 25, 2019 | Christian Life, Media/Resources

Technology is interesting in that the more integrated into your life a particular aspect of it becomes the more likely you are to take it for granted. And perhaps the less likely you are to consider its impact on your life—for good or for bad. In the early days of...

The Battle Is the Lord’s

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jul 17, 2019 | Christian Life

Sometimes, given the overwhelming nature of ministry, we tend to default to one of two extremes: giving up or pushing forward in our own strength. Both are doomed to failure. God does call us to fight: Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life,...

10 Ideas for Pastoral Summer Growth

by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 20, 2019 | Ministry Leadership

If your schedule is anything like mine, from Thanksgiving to early June is booked. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, starting off new school semesters, winter revival, stewardship emphasis, Easter, graduations…. It fills up pretty fast. Because I know this happens...

Four Ways to Pray for First Responders

by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 10, 2019 | Christian Life

The month of May holds several special days to remember our fire service, law enforcement, and emergency medical services personnel. Early in the month (May 3) is International Firefighters Day. The second week is National Police Week. And the third week is National...