brianb said:
Tarheel Baptist said:
I have stated before and still believe that Paul Chappel is the best of the current Fundamentalist lot.
I was in a book distribution center last week and noticed that his books are being 'mainstreamed' by being placed on their 'mailing list'.
I have personally found some of his materials to be very helpful.
Based on what I've been reading from him and the negative things that fundamentalists like David Cloud have said about him or the things he has said in recent days I think Paul Chappell has changed in the past 10 years more so in the past year. Years ago he had a better relationship with fundamentalists like Cloud - now his church is not even listed in the wayoflife.org church directory (in fact there aren't many churches listed in that directory). Also the practice of shunning is not something he teaches anymore - I know this because one of the daughters of one of his key men on staff is now a Southern Baptist and he has a good relationship with her. There may be old school members who still do this but they do not represent the present views of Paul Chappell or his staff.
I was doing a search for Lancaster related matters from former members when I found this news article from last December - wow.
http://www.dailynews.com/antelopevalley/ci_19556329
1. Don't steal.
2. Don't cheat the IRS - That's how Capone got caught.
This guy was a high level NASA employee so he wasn't poor.
He lived in his pastor's neighborhood, so he was definitely well off. Almost $300k in about 5 years... and no one at the church figured it out until NASA did. Wow.
NASA suspected him, set the trap, and caught him. A more recent member told me LBC denies filing charges. *Why wouldn't they file charges?* Weird.
Comparing him with the more backward IFBx does not make him mainstream. He still micromanages people's lives and judges members who leave to go to other churches...SBC included. He does not overtly criticize the key staff daughter who left because he knows her family will do their best to sway her back. I have used many words to describe him, but stupid was never one of them.