by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 10, 2014 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
In a day when churches are bowing to the culture and the whims of this generation, we find—much like the “church of the Laodiceans” in Revelation 3—that Christ is outside the church rather than inside. Some years ago, an idea was pushed on pastors across America that...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 27, 2014 | Ministry Leadership
Earlier this week I had the joy of sitting with my brother and my two sons over a breakfast table for fellowship. We try to get together once or twice a year to talk about the state of our lives spiritually and the state of the work of God in America. Specifically,...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 22, 2014 | Ministry Leadership
If you came across a “Top Ten Must-Have Tools” list by a legendary expert in your industry, you’d snatch it up. And you’d probably find a way to procure every one of the tools on the list. Moses, identified by God Himself as “the servant of the Lord” (Deuteronomy...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 19, 2014 | Ministry Leadership
The problem with myths is their sly way of embedding themselves into your assumptions. They just become part of your thinking without your realizing it. Some of the myths below are commonly-held pastoral beliefs that we pastors have held without comparing them to...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 12, 2014 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
As younger leaders engage in the ministry, they bring a set of fresh questions and concerns. Questions are healthy and good—they prove a leader is thinking. Sometimes, however, I’ve watched older preachers blow off the questions of young men, responding with a spirit...