Make Your Priorities a Priority—Be a Clutter Buster, part 3
I’m going to postulate about your weekly schedule: it is too full. And I’m going to make another assumption: there is something you are regularly doing that can be removed. Am I accurate? If I was accurate on the first point, I can guarantee you that I’m accurate on...
The Myth of Multi-Tasking—Be a Clutter Buster, part 2
As I confessed in the last post on decluttering, I tend toward OCD. I think constantly, rapidly, and in many different directions all at the same time. Sometimes I think multi-level and multi-directional thinking is a strength. It helps me quickly assess what needs to...
Humility in Baptist Churches: Grace and Truth for Balanced Ministry, part 1
Being an independent Baptist in the 1970s was exciting. Elmer Towns published The Ten Largest Sunday Schools in America in 1969, and we occupied a majority of the spots. People were being saved, and churches were growing exponentially through aggressive soulwinning...Growth Points 26: Leading with an Attitude
Everything we do begins with an attitude. We can approach ministry in the new year with an attitude of faith and expectancy, or we can approach it with an attitude of defeat. As a pastor, I want to always respond to Jesus’ direction in willing faith. And, just as...
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Pastor Paul Chappell
Dr. Paul Chappell is the senior pastor of the Lancaster Baptist Church and president of West Coast Baptist College in Lancaster, California. His biblical vision has led the church to become one of the most dynamic independent Baptist churches in the nation. He has been married to his wife, Terrie, for over forty years and is the father of four married children all serving in Christian ministry.
