by Paul Chappell | Oct 7, 2019 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
An echo chamber is a lousy place to serve. Isolating ourselves to hear only an echo of our own opinions keeps us from growth. This is because part of the process of growth is for our thinking to be challenged. When we discuss truth or ideas with people with whom we...
by Paul Chappell | Oct 3, 2019 | Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
Recent studies show that, across Protestant denominations, roughly two-thirds of teens stop attending church after graduation. In this episode of the Spiritual Leadership Podcast, I talk with our youth pastor, Larry Chappell, and the young adults ministry director of...
by Paul Chappell | Apr 5, 2019 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
This week, we’ve have the privilege of hosting several hundred teens for the annual Higher Call Youth Conference. I’m always mindful during this conference of the incredible potential of teenagers to make a difference in their generation. I’m also especially mindful...
by Paul Chappell | Apr 3, 2019 | Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
Sometimes there can be a healthy tension between a honoring our heritage and being creative in ministry and outreach. For this episode of the Spiritual Leadership Podcast, I sat down to discuss how we manage that tension with Pastor Dave Delaney. Dave pastors the...
by Paul Chappell | Mar 4, 2019 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
God’s work deserves our very best. We serve a God of order, and as His servants, we should desire to be as effective as we can in serving Him, ministering to His people, and reaching the lost with the gospel. In this episode of the Spiritual Leadership podcast, we...