by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 2, 2014 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
1. In war there are no blacks and whites, young and old—only soldiers. Let us fight for Him. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Apr 28, 2014 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
I had the privilege to be saved and raised in independent Baptist churches. Having now served as the pastor of an unaffiliated Bible-based Baptist church for twenty-eight years, I’m deeply grateful for my heritage. Why? Because even though other groups do good works,...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Apr 10, 2014 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Ministry News
The 2014 Spiritual Leadership Conference is fast approaching—it’s now less than nine weeks away. If you have not yet registered for the conference, I would encourage you to do so today. Here are seven reasons I believe you need to register—the first two of which are...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Apr 1, 2014 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
Leading in ministry in any way—whether it be teaching a Sunday school class, leading a bus route, serving in missions, or pastoring—has many challenges, There are always ups and downs along the journey. But through it all—excitement, trials, or testing—God can give...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 27, 2014 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
As a new pastor, I had one very good reason to preach about finances—the church had no money! But I had an even more compelling reason not to preach about finances: I didn’t want to offend our few members! Pastors probably know the jokes and one-liners about preachers...