Spiritual Leadership with Dr. Paul Chappell

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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 discussed how to prepare for a great Easter weekend. We talked through the fact that on Easter weekend: Our Reach should be intentional. Our Schedule should be flexible. The truth should be central. Our invitation should be relatable. The experience should be enjoyable. I trust these thoughts will be a blessing to you and your ministry as you prepare to celebrate and share the life-changing message of Jesus Christ with your community.

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 first or people first leadership. I enjoyed hearing General Teichert’s view of mission sustainability through building and investing into the leaders around you. I pray this podcast will be a blessing an encouragement to you.

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 sees in the independent Baptist model of directly supporting missionaries. Dr. Sisk also talked about the great need for pastors and parents to encourage young people to consider serving Christ as a missionary. Jesus had one prayer request—laborers for the harvest. We talked about the 10/40 window and the opportunity we have to influence that region for Christ through Spiritual Leadership Asia. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Bro. Sisk, and I believe this episode will be an encouragement to you as well.

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 answering common questions that arise from this group about ministry and culture. I appreciate the heart of these two men to make an impact in the lives of teens and young adults, and I believe you will find this conversation encouraging and insightful.

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 ministry. In this episode I talk about how to bring a staff together. How to hire like-minded people with a positive spirit, and what role the staff plays in helping to support the health of the church and the Pastor. I pray this episode will encourage you.

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.