by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 21, 2014 | Ministry Leadership
This year marks my twentieth year to pastor what researchers call a megachurch—a church averaging over two thousand people in weekly attendance. Statistics on pastoral tenure in churches suggest that for a pastor to remain twenty-eight years in the ministry, let alone...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Oct 14, 2013 | Ministry News
When we began the Love Works outreach a few weeks ago, we weren’t sure what the response would be. After twenty-seven years of our fall outreach being doorknocking alone, it was exciting to see what would happen when we combined doorknocking with serving our...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Oct 10, 2013 | Ministry News
Thirty-five years ago, my parents went to South Korea as missionaries. I was a young teenager at the time, and this was a difficult transition for me. I missed America, and I wasn’t excited about living in Korea. As time unfolded, however, this move proved to be one...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Sep 7, 2013 | Ministry Leadership, Ministry News
It’s that time of year once again, and our campus is filled with college students! Our nineteenth year of West Coast Baptist College began on Monday. It was a joy to greet returning students and welcome new students. We praise the Lord for these students and for the...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 9, 2013 | Christian Life, Ministry News
Twenty-seven years ago, God allowed my family and I to embark on a tremendous adventure of faith as we came to Lancaster, California. At the time, none of us—our family or our small church—had any idea how God would bless our obedience. We just knew that we needed to...