by Dr. Paul Chappell | Sep 10, 2015 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
Relationships are vital to ministry. Whether you are a pastor, a church staff member, or serve as a leader in any area of church ministry, cultivating strong relationships is a necessary investment. Relational-less ministry is both ineffective and harmful. It is...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 28, 2015 | Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Ministry News
One of the highlights every year for me at Spiritual Leadership Conference is the pre-conference Church Planter’s Luncheon on Monday afternoon. All church planters and their wives are invited for a complimentary meal, great fellowship with other church planters...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 13, 2015 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership
God has not only called us to build with Him. He has called us to build with one another as well. We’re “labourers together with God” (1 Corinthians 3:9) and are called to “stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel”...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 10, 2015 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership
As local church leaders, it is imperative that we keep God—not numeric growth—as our primary goal. When it comes to the local church, Jesus is the Builder; the church is His habitation; and we are His co-laborers, called to labor in winning souls and building...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 29, 2015 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Ministry News
As laborers together with God (1 Corinthians 3:9), it is imperative that we, as spiritual leaders, are not simply maintaining the work of God, but that we are building. At Spiritual Leadership Conference 2015, our theme was from Jesus’ words, “I will build my church”...