Cultivating a Church Culture that Engages in Gospel Outreach
It’s easy to create church outreach programs. Just plan the details and add it to the church calendar. It’s more challenging—and needful—to pastorally cultivate a church culture that prioritizes compassionate gospel outreach to unsaved people. So often, the...
How to Have a Great Mentoring Relationship
Mentoring may be a corporate buzzword, but when you think about it, the whole idea of mentoring is a biblical process. From Jesus mentoring His disciples to Paul mentoring Timothy and Titus, we see these kinds of relationships throughout the Bible, including the New...
10 Qualities That Build Strong Ministry Teams
Part of leadership is the continual development of others. This is as true in ministry staffs as in any other area of leadership. And this is true whether your team is paid or volunteer. Some ministry teams develop a chemistry and camaraderie that make ministry itself...
Questions to Discern if Your Church Is Maturing
It’s true for people, and it’s true and for churches: the passing of time does not guarantee the development of maturity. The passing of time does not guarantee the development of maturity. Share on X When it comes to church growth, it’s easy to fall into a pattern...
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.
