73 Free Resources and 7 Ways to Use Them
Each year at Spiritual Leadership Conference, there are dozens of split sessions covering a wide range of practical topics for local church ministry and personal growth. Of course, with this many sessions, delegates miss some great material—while they are attending...
4 Reasons the Best Days of a Church May Be Ahead
If there is a week of the year that I am especially nostalgic, it is this week when we celebrate our anniversary at Lancaster Baptisint Church. There is just so much that the Lord has done for us over these past thirty-one years. And over these next few days, we will...
How to Get the Most out of Spiritual Leadership Conference
We’re just days away now from our 31st Anniversary and Spiritual Leadership Conference at Lancaster Baptist Church. I thought I’d take a quick moment to suggest a few ways that you could more fully benefit from this conference—whether you are with us in person or...
How to Encourage Younger Preachers (even if they are different than you)
To me, encouraging other pastors isn’t just a nice idea. It is a responsibility. And training and equipping young preachers is part of God’s calling on my life. While much of my ministry in these areas is to the students and graduates of West Coast Baptist College, I...
Focus
Learn to identify distractions, realign priorities, cultivate Christ-centered habits, and press forward with joy in Christ.
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.
If God could use the Corinthian Church, He can use you!
"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work" (2 Corinthians 9:8).
(Full message: https://www.lancasterbaptist.org/sermons/pastor-paul-chappell-he-is-able)