“The most comprehensive church manual published in the last 30 years” “A vast treasure of ideas, organized tips, training helps, and ministry philosophy! I will refer to this book ever week of my life in ministry!” “An incredible inside look and descriptive tour of one of America’s most dynamic independent Baptist churches!” Everywhere you look, from the smallest snowflake to the vast expanse of the universe, you see the masterful design of a God of order. God is not the author of confusion. He expects and instructs us to “Let all thins be done decently and in order” Just as the apostle Paul challenged Tutus to “ set in order the things that are wanting,” so every informative chapter of this manual will provide you with helpful, hands – on strategies for “ setting things in order” in your own local church. This manual has been compiled for nearly two decades of ministry development in the “laboratory” of the Lancaster Baptist Church of Lancaster, CA. It includes ministry manuals for 27 different local church ministries, training materials for volunteer labors, and a resource CD with dozens of invaluable forms, databases, and ideas. On every page you will be challenged to increase your vision, to bring greater order to God’s work, and to help your church truly be all that God wants it to be.
Dr. Paul Chappell, pastor of the Lancaster Baptist Church, Lancaster, California, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He received his early schooling in Christian schools in Northern California and attended high school in Seoul, South Korea.
Pastor Paul Chappell was called to Lancaster Baptist in 1986. In 1995, under Pastor Paul Chappell's leadership the church began the West Coast Baptist College. Pastor Paul Chappell enrolled at the Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Pastoral Theology in 1983. While attending college, he founded and pastored the Seaside Baptist Church near Indio, California. He received a Master of Arts degree from the Baptist Christian University in Shreveport, Louisiana, and was later honored with a Doctor of Divinity Degree from Trinity Baptist College in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1995.
Dr. Paul Chappell is the author of many books. He is a frequent speaker in Bible conferences throughout the United States and around the world.
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