by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 17, 2016 | Ministry Leadership
When Terrie and I moved to Lancaster over thirty years ago, I began an eighteen-month season of intense personal outreach. Every week, I would knock on no less than five hundred doors personally with a church invitation and a purpose to share the gospel at the door....
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Oct 6, 2016 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
We know that Jesus came “to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). But sometimes we forget that He actively sought those who were lost. For Jesus, gospel outreach was no passing interest or occasional hobby. He looked for lost people and personally...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 22, 2016 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
We cannot always measure effectiveness by visible fruit. Some of my favorite testimonies of salvation are of people who trusted Christ after repeated witnessing attempts by multiple people. Even the Apostle Paul experienced times when he witnessed and the fruit wasn’t...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jul 18, 2016 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
I believe the Great Commission is worthy of—and even calls for—purposed times and strategic plans for spreading the gospel. Thus, we have several times and locations each week available to members of our church to meet up with a partner for the purpose of saturating...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 6, 2016 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership
Over the past thirty years of ministry here in Lancaster, we have attempted to reach our community for Christ in many ways—including billboards, television ads, promoted Facebook posts, radio programs, community newsletters, gospel-centered acts of community service,...