New Podcast Posted: Strengthen the Things that Remain
If we can learn anything from the first century churches of Asia Minor, it is the propensity of Christians, churches, and spiritual movements toward decline. Churches today face a host of challenges from both within and without. Between a corrupt culture, biased...
A Big Platform
The spiritual, political, cultural, and economic landscape at this point in American history is unfriendly toward forward momentum for God. Yet I believe that the greatest works of God are accomplished during the most limited times humanly speaking. In fact, some of...Growth Points 010—Deacon’s Retreat
Each year, we have a Deacon’s Orientation—a time when the deacons and their wives come apart for a couple of days of training, equipping, and refreshing so they are better able to represent the Lord, the Pastor, and their church. In this week’s video, I share three...New Podcast Posted: Principles for Biblical Church Growth
This is one of my favorite leadership lessons. I love the local church! And I love to watch it grow in ways that honor Christ. Some have twisted God’s design for church growth into a methodology of pleasing the unregenerate seeker or a formula of self-gratifying...
The Resilient Life
Overcome the Crises and Anxieties of Life through Christ
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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.
The Gospel is equally powerful no matter who is in the White House, what the economy is or how bizarre our society becomes.
But it is only effective when it is shared.
"If people are not being saved, either the Gospel has lost its power or it is not being given." Lee Roberson