Leading through a Crisis: Spiritual Leadership Podcast
Our world is gripped today in health concerns related to Covid-19. Yet, God has called us, as spiritual leaders, to lead through these moments of crisis. How should pastors, in particular, lead through these moments? In this episode of the Spiritual Leadership...
Social Distancing Versus Gospel Ministry
In recent days, we have been wisely encouraged by medical professionals to practice social distancing to help avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Social distancing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) involves “remaining...
Ten Ways to Get the Most out of a Mentoring Relationship
My son—it is a phrase Paul used no less than eight times in his epistles, sometimes with an adjective inserted: “My dearly beloved son” or “Mine own son.” The expression gives us a glimpse into the closeness of relationship Paul shared with Timothy and Titus, in...
Three Reasons to Set Ministry Goals for the New Year
I’ve written in the past about setting goals for the new year and about vision casting for your church family. But sometimes people question setting ministry goals in particular out of a concern that they are presuming upon the power of God. Although the concern can...
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)