by Paul Chappell | Mar 20, 2017 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership
As we approach Resurrection Sunday, our church is praying and working to impact our community with the largest gospel outreach in our history. Many of our friends around the country are similarly using Easter Sunday as an opportunity to magnify the message of the...
by Paul Chappell | Mar 11, 2017 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
In part 1 of this post, we set the context for wanting our music to be honoring to God and offered three principles related to music. In part 2 we looked at seven more principles, for a total so far of 10: I believe preaching is central in worship and evangelism. I...
by Paul Chappell | Mar 10, 2017 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
In part 1 of this post, we set the context for wanting our music to be honoring to God, and we looked at three principles related to music: I believe preaching is central in worship and evangelism. I believe music is to reflect the holiness of God. I believe there is...
by Paul Chappell | Mar 9, 2017 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
I thank God for the gift of music. I am particularly thankful for sacred, Christ-honoring music. Music is an integral part of worship and edification. It can draw our hearts closer to the Lord and reinforce scriptural truths in our minds, or it can weaken our walk...
by Paul Chappell | Feb 20, 2017 | Ministry Leadership
The greatest ministry responsibility of a pastor’s life is noted in Acts 6: “But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word” (Acts 6:4). Yet, the time spent in prayer and study for messages is probably a pastor’s greatest challenge...