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Vision Casting for the New Year

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Dec 29, 2010 | Ministry Leadership

Once each year we have a special night at our church called “Vision Night.” This is usually New Year’s Eve or the first Sunday of a new year (as it is this year), and it is one of my favorite church services of the year. It is the time when we cast fresh vision to the...

Sounding Out the True Voice of Christmas

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Dec 14, 2010 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership, Ministry News

What a joy it was to see our church packed both Saturday and Sunday evenings with hundreds of visitors for the Christmas musical. On Sunday evening, we had many extra chairs set up, and there were still people in the lobby watching by video. The musical presentation...

How to Pray for Your Pastor

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 27, 2010 | Ministry Leadership

People in our church often let me know they are praying for me, and I am deeply grateful. Sometimes people ask for specifics on how they should pray for the pastor. At a recent meeting with our church’s Pastor’s Prayer Partners, we gave out the following acrostic with...

Distinctive Practices | Baptist Distinctives: Part 3

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 22, 2010 | Ministry Leadership

(This is part 3 of a three-part post, highlighting a few key areas of Baptist distinction.) What makes Baptists distinct? We already noted in part 1 that both faith and practice must come directly from Scripture, and in part 2 we saw Baptist dinstinctives regarding...

New Book: The Ministry of a Baptist Deacon

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 18, 2010 | Ministry Leadership

For years I’ve wanted to write a book for deacons. The deacons who serve our church have been a help to me—and to our entire church family—beyond what words can describe. Their ministry is vital, and its intricacies are definitely worthy of a book. The Ministry of a...