Spiritual Leadership Podcast with Ezekiel Salazar
Let politicians deal with political challenges—the people of the growing hispanic population in our communities need to be reached by the gospel of Jesus Christ. In our community and in hundreds of communities across America, the demographics are changing and there...
Three Ways to Sustain Forward Momentum in the New Year
At the beginning of the new year, you eagerly set goals to reach forward for Christ in multiple areas. Both through your goals and the early action steps you have taken, you stretched forward. But now it is three weeks into the new year. What are the underlying...
Four Steps to Developing an Annual Church-Wide Theme
I love the New Year for the sense of freshness and potential it brings. I write new year’s goals, and I take time to do personal inventory and planning for the year. (The Stewarding Life Planner is the resource I developed for myself and our staff along these lines....
Covering Abuse and Sin Is a Tragedy for the Work of Christ
Jesus told us that Satan, as a thief, comes “to steal, and to kill, and to destroy” (John 10:10), and nowhere is that more profoundly seen than in situations of abuse. We are always saddened to hear of sin and abuse in the Christian world and in Baptist ranks in...
The Resilient Life
Overcome the Crises and Anxieties of Life through Christ
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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.
No system of laws can change hearts. We hold the world’s only answer, but we must be faithful to share it. #DailyDevotion https://vist.ly/3n4mhfc