Spiritual Leadership Conference Asia began as a ministry of Lancaster Baptist Church in 2000. Pastor Paul Chappell invited speakers from the Spiritual Leadership Conference in Lancaster, CA to preach and teach in Asia. Lancaster Baptist invested time and resources to have spiritual impact through these conferences. Early conferences were held in South Korea and the Philippines. God blessed mightily, and many pastors and missionaries were challenged and equipped. As a result, numerous souls were saved throughout the region of Asia.
In 2012, while speaking in Austrailia, Pastor Chappell met Niranjan Sundararaj. Niranjan’s son, Soren enrolled as a student at West Coast Baptist College and now serves as a missionary to Sri Lanka. God knit the hearts of Pastor Chappell and Niranjan Sundararaj together for the cause of missions. At that point they began planning an expanded emphasis on training and equipping Spiritual Leaders in Asia. Together they hosted a Spiritual Leadership Conference in Singapore in 2015. Another conference was planned for Manila in 2016.
The most recent three conferences in Manila have been unusually blessed as a collaborative effort between Lancaster Baptist Church and the great host churches of the Philippines.
Looking forward we are excited to see the development of Ministry Asia under the leadership of Niranjan Sundararaj with collaboration from Pastor Chappell for the ongoing training throughout the 10-40 window. Plans are underway for the Spiritual Leadership Conference 2027 and the continuing work of encouraging and equipping Spiritual Leaders to make a difference for the cause of Christ in the needy region of Asia.
Spiritual leadership Conference Asia is a ministry of Lancaster Baptist Church and Pastor Paul Chappell. We strive to impact the region of Asia through the following 4 purposes:
Engage: Spiritual leaders from Baptist churches in the 10/40 window for collaboration in the gospel. (Philippians 1:27)
Edify: Christian workers through fellowship, connecting and preaching. (1 Timothy 1:4, Ephesians 4:29)
Equip: Through ministry workshops and on line resources. (Ephesians 4:11-13)
Evangelize: By connecting pastors, missionaries, and future full-time servants to the work of church planting, missions, and evangelism. Through involvement in personal soulwinning and soulwinning training. (Matthew 28:19-20)
We are grateful for many laborers and pastors from the region and throughout the world who support the conference with prayer, finance, and labor, as we reach souls for Christ in the 10-40 window.
