by Dr. Paul Chappell | Sep 17, 2021 | Christian Life
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...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 24, 2021 | Christian Life
Declaring the gospel is not just an idea, nor is it simply a desire; it’s an action. When Jesus gave the Great Commission, He stated it as a command: “Go ye.” So how can we actively declare the gospel? Here are ten practical ways: 1. Pray for a burden for souls. Do...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 18, 2021 | Christian Life, Current Events, Ministry Leadership
As I write, Pastor Tim Stephens of the Fairview Baptist Church in Calgary, Alberta, sits in jail—the third pastor from Alberta to be arrested and jailed for holding church services that do not meet the state’s coronavirus guidelines. A heart-wrenching video posted on...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 7, 2021 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership, Ministry News
When Terrie and I first came to Lancaster in the summer of 1986, we immediately began reaching into our community with the gospel of Christ. For the first eighteen months, I knocked on at least five hundred doors every week—giving invitations to church and sharing the...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Apr 26, 2021 | Current Events
In recent weeks I have been asked numerous times to comment on the continual distribution of marijuana in and around our city. The promotion and proliferation of marijuana production and sales in America has been brought upon us by highly-organized lobbyists and...