by Dr. Paul Chappell | Sep 21, 2011 | Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. But too many sailors want to quit when the sea becomes choppy! Those in ministry regularly experience heaving seas. From personal trials, to ministry needs, to the hostility of our secular culture, ministry has a host of...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 11, 2011 | Ministry Leadership
One of the greatest enemies to a spirit of grace in a church is criticism—from within or without. Our carnal nature is easily drawn into defending and taking sides, but doing so breeds a spirit of defensiveness and cynicism within a church. As a young pastor, I...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 14, 2011 | Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
God is responsible for adding to and growing the church, but He does it through His people. How can a church be sure it has the right pillars in place to support the growth that God wants to bring? This newly posted Spiritual Leadership podcast is both practical and...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 24, 2011 | Ministry Leadership
What a blessing it has been to join a number of pastors in the Northwest at our regional Striving Together Conference. This meeting was hosted by Pastor Mike Kinney (who just celebrated 25 years of ministry in the Northwest) and the Temple Baptist Church in Lacey,...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 24, 2011 | Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
One of my goals in training and equipping ministries has been to reach beyond the routine basics of “grow the church” to specifically teach how we grow people within the church to become what God made them to be—”conformed to the image of his...