by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 28, 2018 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
One of the themes I often ponder is how to be faithful to the Lord and His calling on my life throughout my entire life. We hear often about attrition in the ministry and Christians who fall out of their race. And none of us want that. Not only do I want to be finish...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 29, 2018 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
When it comes to new year’s planning, I’ve found that in addition to setting goals, it’s helpful to plan daily routines. In this video, I share three areas I consider in my new year’s planning and the routines that help me in my walk with the...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Dec 14, 2017 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
As we’re just weeks away now from the start of a new year, most of us are thinking toward what changes we’d like to make or goals we’d like to pursue in the coming twelve months. As a pastor, I’m already weeks into preparing ministry goals for our church, and I’m...
by Dr. 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 Dr. 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,...