by Paul Chappell | Feb 26, 2018 | Ministry News
After the 2016 Spiritual Leadership Conference Asia, we not only made immediate plans for a 2018 conference, but we also determined to add as far-reaching outreach the weekend before the conference as would be possible. Over the past several months, our team in...
by Paul Chappell | Nov 25, 2017 | Christian Life, Current Events, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Ministry News
Just ten degrees north of the equator to forty degrees north, on the Eastern Hemisphere, lies a relatively narrow section of the world—the 10/40 window—that holds over half of the world’s population. Of these almost five billion people, close to 90 percent are...
by Paul Chappell | Aug 31, 2017 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
We tried something new at Spiritual Leadership Conference this year—seven dedicated Q&A sessions. The pre-submitted questions were awesome, and the sessions went well—except for the two planned for after my morning sessions. In true Baptist preacher fashion, I...
by Paul Chappell | Aug 24, 2017 | Christian Life, Current Events, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership
In the previous post, we looked at eight indicators of an unraveling culture: Biblical illiteracy Breakdown of the family Rise in pagan practices Hostility toward authority Apathy Social media addiction Laodicean churches Distracted pastors We don’t study the needs,...
by Paul Chappell | Aug 21, 2017 | Christian Life, Current Events, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership
I don’t think any serious, observant American Christian denies that our culture is on a fast downhill slide. But I’m afraid we don’t often study our society, especially the communities where we live and serve, carefully enough to gain specific understanding and...