by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 29, 2017 | Ministry Leadership
I’ll be upfront: as an independent Baptist pastor, I am concerned. Statistics bear that various groups are sliding, and every indication is that established independent Baptist churches are seeing fewer people added to the church by baptism. This means that even as...
by Dr. 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 Dr. 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 Dr. 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 Dr. 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...