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Growth Points 50: How to Nurture a Godly Family in a Fervent Ministry Environment

by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 6, 2014 | Family, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast

All of us that are passionate about ministry recognize that we often have competing interests between family and ministry. If we’re not careful, we can yield to the addiction of the urgency in ministry to the neglect of our families. I know that at times I was on the...

A Message for Millennials, Baby Boomers, and Others Who Follow Jesus

by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 2, 2014 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership

1. In war there are no blacks and whites, young and old—only soldiers. Let us fight for Him. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen...

Timeless Traits of Effective Ministry: 10 Reasons I’m Grateful for My Independent Baptist Heritage

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Apr 28, 2014 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership

I had the privilege to be saved and raised in independent Baptist churches. Having now served as the pastor of an unaffiliated Bible-based Baptist church for twenty-eight years, I’m deeply grateful for my heritage. Why? Because even though other groups do good works,...

Continuing the Celebration: Living in Light of the Resurrection

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Apr 21, 2014 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership

This last weekend at Lancaster Baptist Church was full of joy as we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus. Hundreds of volunteers invested thousands of hours in preparation for the Jesus Saves presentation. The Lord blessed as I preached a gospel message, and many...

Because Jesus Saves…

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Apr 19, 2014 | Christian Life, Ministry News

(If you cannot see this video in your RSS reader or email, you can watch it here.) Every person you talk to today is a person for whom Christ died…and rose…and offers salvation. And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of...