by Dr. Paul Chappell | Dec 6, 2023 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
Pastors are surrounded by stress-inducing circumstances. Whether it be the uncivil culture in which we minister, family burdens, financial pressure, dealing with problems in the church, or any number of other factors, stress is a daily reality for pastors. But if...
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 | Mar 13, 2023 | Ministry Leadership
One of the great blessings of grace is that it provides God’s divine enablement to grow in every area of our lives and leadership. One of the evidences of growing in grace is that we will arrive on a biblical track of ministry. On the contrary, without sensitivity to...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 4, 2022 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
It’s hard for me to believe that I have been preaching now for forty years and have been blessed to pastor the same church for thirty-six years. As I look back over the journey, I’ve tried to note ten of the essential principles that have kept me and our church...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 9, 2022 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
When the Lord first brought me into the pastorate, I was twenty-four years old and had a great desire to reach people in our community with the gospel of Jesus Christ. It’s hard to believe that a few weeks ago, I celebrated my sixtieth birthday, and in a few more...