by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 14, 2014 | Ministry Leadership, Ministry News
The statistics for pastors aren’t good: Fifty percent of pastors starting out will not last five years. One out of every ten pastors will actually retire as a pastor in some form. Over 1,700 pastors left the ministry every month last year. Over 1,300 pastors were...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 10, 2014 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
In a day when churches are bowing to the culture and the whims of this generation, we find—much like the “church of the Laodiceans” in Revelation 3—that Christ is outside the church rather than inside. Some years ago, an idea was pushed on pastors across America that...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 7, 2014 | Christian Life, Media/Resources
Our job as soulwinners is to sow the gospel seed—faithfully and regularly. Psalm 126:6 promises, “He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” But not everyone is saved the first...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 27, 2014 | Ministry Leadership
Earlier this week I had the joy of sitting with my brother and my two sons over a breakfast table for fellowship. We try to get together once or twice a year to talk about the state of our lives spiritually and the state of the work of God in America. Specifically,...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 22, 2014 | Ministry Leadership
If you came across a “Top Ten Must-Have Tools” list by a legendary expert in your industry, you’d snatch it up. And you’d probably find a way to procure every one of the tools on the list. Moses, identified by God Himself as “the servant of the Lord” (Deuteronomy...