by Paul Chappell | Sep 15, 2017 | Family, Ministry Leadership
This is the final installment of a three-part post on ministry families. Part one was on parenting in ministry and part two on marriage and ministry. I’ve always believed the Bible is true. But it wasn’t until my two grown sons were in ministry that I experienced the...
by Paul Chappell | Sep 11, 2017 | Family, Ministry Leadership
Terrie will never let me forget our first couples retreat at Lancaster Baptist Church. Trying to save on cost, I rented a large house by a lake, rather than reserving hotel rooms. And I was such a rookie pastor that I literally had the men sleep on the first floor and...
by Paul Chappell | Sep 5, 2017 | Christian Life, Family, Ministry Leadership
I remember as a young father hearing stories about pastors’ kids not turning out and being afraid that my children could be among the statistics. I wanted with everything in me to love and nurture my family while at the same time to be faithful to God’s calling on my...
by Paul Chappell | Aug 31, 2017 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
We tried something new at Spiritual Leadership Conference this year—seven dedicated Q&A sessions. The pre-submitted questions were awesome, and the sessions went well—except for the two planned for after my morning sessions. In true Baptist preacher fashion, I...
by Paul Chappell | Aug 28, 2017 | Ministry Leadership
In a day with increasing capacity for online education, our online programs at West Coast Baptist College have expanded. We have online programs for students to pursue both undergraduate and graduate studies at wcbc.edu. These are outstanding programs with the...