22 Things You Should Know about West Coast Baptist College
Recently, I’ve been pondering the privilege it is to train ministry students at West Coast Baptist College. As we are currently celebrating our twenty-second academic year here at WCBC, I wanted to share with you twenty-two things you should know about the college:...
Millennials and Megachurches
Millennials and megachurches—we often hear these terms used derisively. Or at least dismissively. Well, you know how millennials are… Megachurches have more resources. And if they’re that big, it’s surely because they’re full of compromise. But...
Fellowship, Separation, and the Local Baptist Church
This is developed from a blog I originally posted several months ago but have edited to include additional Scripture, illustrations, charts, and a letter from Dr. Curtis Hutson. When I was growing up in the 70s, the watchword among independent Baptists was separation....
3 Aspects of Healthy Church Rhythm
This past Sunday evening, we had a service specially themed around worship and the importance of the home in setting the direction of a child’s worship. In the early part of the service, families played and sang, and two of our staff men gave tips on involving...
Focus
Learn to identify distractions, realign priorities, cultivate Christ-centered habits, and press forward with joy in Christ.
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.
If God could use the Corinthian Church, He can use you!
"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work" (2 Corinthians 9:8).
(Full message: https://www.lancasterbaptist.org/sermons/pastor-paul-chappell-he-is-able)