Spiritual Leadership with Dr. Paul Chappell

In this new episode of the Spiritual Leadership Podcast, my son Larry and I discuss my new book, Keep the Faith and walk through the chapters and topics covered. This episode is for anyone who teaches or preaches God’s Word or anyone who would like insight into the changes happening in churches nationwide. Keep the Faith is available here: https://strivingtogether.com/products/keep-the-faith The b...

On today’s podcast, I begin a discussion about leadership qualities for turbulent times. What kind of spiritual leader will you be during this trying time? First I believe God’s people deserve a leader with a sense of calling. We should have a firm belief that God intends for us to serve Him. Secondly, I believe we need spiritual leaders with the right spirit. Just as Daniel expanded his leadershi...

What can Christian leaders do during this unprecedented time of challenges, anger, and unrest? Pastor Paul Chappell discusses with his son Larry nine biblical principles that should be applied during this time of delusion.

Nehemiah was taken captive from his home land, and worked for King Artaxerxes for decades, but what is recorded for us in Scripture and what we remember from his life is how he responded to his defining moment—the building of the wall in Jerusalem. In this episode of Spiritual Leadership Podcast, Pastor Chappell is joined by his son, Larry to discuss principles from Nehemiah on how to navigate and...

Adapting Ministry for COVID-19

Efficiency Management Principles

We are living in unprecedented times. In over thirty years of pastoring, I have never experienced a moment of ministry leadership like we are all experiencing now. Today, I put some thoughts together about leading in a time of crisis, and I hope they will edify and encourage you.

Easter is not only a time to celebrate the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is also a great opportunity to share the gospel. There are very few days of the calendar year that offer as great an opportunity to invite someone to your service and to share the powerful truth of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ with them. This week, I sat down with Gabriel Ruhl, our executive pastor and we...

In this episode of the Spiritual Leadership Podcast, I set down with General John Teichert and discuss how he applies biblical principles of servant leadership in his current role of Base Commander at Edwards Air Force Base. John was saved here at Lancaster Baptist Church several years ago, and God has blessed his life and career. We discuss leadership styles and principles. We talk about mission...

I recently sat down with one of my greatest friends and mentors, Dr. Don Sisk to talk about a subject we are both passionate about—world-wide missions. I consider Dr. Sisk to be one of the greatest spokesmen in our generation for Baptist missions. We talked about his journey from the Southern Baptist convention’s cooperative missions program. He tells why he left that movement and the strengths he...

Recent studies show that roughly two-thirds of teens stop attending church after graduation across protestant denominations. In this episode of the Spiritual Leadership Podcast, I talk with our youth pastor, Larry Chappell, and the Young Adults ministry director of Franklin Road Baptist Church, Joel Norris about how to reach and engage single young adults for the cause of Christ. We discussed answ...

In this episode of Spiritual Leadership podcast, I discuss the development of the church staff. I thank God for the wonderful team of staff that He has brought to Lancaster Baptist. I believe in the necessity of staff. God gives different gifts to different people to work together to meet the needs of the local church. The right staff can bring perspective and creative ideas to the work of the min...

In this podcast Niranjan Sundararaj and I discuss the needs in the 10/40 window and how we can work together with American churches, Christian businessmen, and Asian national pastors and missionaries to shine the light of the gospel into this area of spiritual darkness.

In this episode of the Spiritual Leadership Podcast, I am joined by Pastor Jeff Amsbaugh and WCBC professor Tobi England. We discuss a number of contemporary issues including Calvinism, progressive sanctification, the Gospel-centered movement, and collaboration.

At times, there can be a healthy tension between a honoring our heritage and being creative in ministry and outreach. For this episode of the Spiritual Leadership Podcast, I sat down to discuss how we manage that tension with Pastor Dave Delaney. Dave pastors the First Baptist Church in Long Beach. He is a millennial aged pastor ministering in an urban environment. He is also committed to Bible tr...

God’s work deserves our very best, and we serve a God of order. As His servants, we should desire to be as effective as we can in serving Him, ministering to His people, and reaching the lost with the gospel. In this episode of the Spiritual Leadership podcast, Pastor Paul Chappell discusses practical ways to improve administration in church ministry. Pastor Chappell also takes time to answer a fe...

Let politicians deal with political challenges— The people of the growing hispanic population in our communities need to be reached by the gospel of Jesus Christ. In our community and in hundreds of communities across America, the demographics are changing, and there is a greater need for Bible preaching in the Spanish language. This week, I sat down with my friend, Ezekiel Salazar, pastor and fou...