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...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 10, 2014 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
Over the past thirty years of ministry, the Lord has shown me—time and again—the sufficiency of His grace in difficulty. And He’s taught me, especially during recent seasons, how to extend His grace to hurting people. So often, when those we lead and love are hurting,...