by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 26, 2023 | Christian Life, Ministry News
Two weeks ago, I spent time at the home bedside of Michael Michael—a dear friend and one of our longtime church members and deacons. Michael talked with great warmth and joy about the faithful love of God in his life, his love for his family and church family, people...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 4, 2023 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
In the process of leading a church family and building a congregation, there are times when you need a restart. The apostle Paul wrote to the Galiatians, “My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you” (Galatians 4:19)....
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jul 12, 2023 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
Being on a sports team is awesome when everyone on the team is team-spirted and individually skilled. Cohesive teams with motivated individuals win championships. But when any single player loses either the drive to personally excel or the humility to further the...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 30, 2023 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
At a recent California for Christ meeting, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Alan Fong, Robbie Yapp, and James Kim to discuss the need for and challenges of church planting. It was our joy nearly twenty-five years ago to help Pastor Fong in planting Heritage...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 2, 2023 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Jerry Vines for the Spiritual Leadership Podcast. Some of the audio and technical quality was not up to the quality we desired, so we held on posting it. However, I felt the content of this interview is relevant...