Scholarship
Featured Publication
Christ-Centered Worship: Letting the Gospel Shape Our Practice (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2005)
In Christ-Centered Worship, Dr. Chapell, author of the highly respected preaching text Christ-Centered Preaching, brings historical and biblical perspectives to bear on discussions about worship, demonstrating that the gospel has always been key to the development of liturgical traditions and should also shape contemporary worship. The book addresses practical issues, looks outward to the church's mission, and provides resources for worship planning, encouraging readers to identify their church's specific gospel calling as the basis for making decisions about worship.
Books
Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon, 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2005. The original 1994 edition was selected as Preaching magazine's Book of the Year and received the Religious Speech
Communication Association's Book of Year award in 1996. Translated into multiple languages around the world.
Christ-Centered Worship: Letting the Gospel Shape Our Practice (Baker, 2009).
Ephesians in the Reformed Expository Commentary series. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R, forthcoming.
Each for the Other: Marriage as It’s Meant to Be, 2nd ed., with Kathleen G. Chapell. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2006.
I & II Timothy and Titus, with Kent Hughes. Preaching the Word Commentary Series. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2000.
Holiness by Grace: Delighting in the Joy that is Our Strength. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2001; Gold Medallion Award finalist.
I’ll Love You Anyway and Always. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2001.
Perspective on the Subscription Standards of the Presbyterian Church in America; pamphlet submitted to the 29th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America. St. Louis: Covenant Theological Seminary Publication, 2001.
Praying Backwards: Transform Your Prayer Life by Beginning in Jesus’ Name. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2005.
Preparing for Licensure and Ordination Exams: Syllabus/Study Guide, with James Meek. Atlanta: Christian Education and Publications, 1995; MNA Korean translation, 1995; rpt. 1997; rev. and rpt. 2002).
The Promises of Grace. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2001; rev. ed. of In the Grip of Grace: When You Can't Hang On: The Promises Of Romans 8. Baker, 1992.
Using Illustrations to Preach with Power. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing Co., 1992; Arabic trans. 1997; rev. ed. Carol Stream, IL: Crossway, 2001.
Why Do We Baptize Infants? Phillipsburg, NJ: P& R, 2007.
The Wonder of It All: Rediscovering the Treasures of Your Faith. Carol Stream, IL: Crossway, 1999; Gold Medallion
finalist.
Articles
“A Christian Journalism,” in Speaking the Truth, ed. Kimberly Collins. New York: World Journalism Institute, 2008, 101-124. Originally published in Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 29, no. 2 (Fall 2003), 65-75.
“Christology,” in the New Interpreter’s Bible Handbook of Preaching. Nashville: Abingdon, forthcoming.
“Foreword,” in Calls to Worship: A Pocket Resource by Robert I. Vasholz (Scotland, UK: Christian Focus, 2008).
“Here We Stand: Rooted in Grace for Reformation and Transformation” and “The Necessity of Preaching Grace for Progress in Sanctification,” in All for Jesus: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Covenant Theological Seminary, ed. Robert A. Peterson and Sean Michael Lucas. Fearn, Tain, Great Britain: Christian Focus, 2006).
“God is the Hero of the Story: The Story of the Gospel Applied to Exposition,” Preaching 21, no. 5 (March-April,
2006), 30-34.
"The Submissive Wife," Modern Reformation 14, no. 6 (November/December, 2005), 25-32.
“The Fallen Condition Focus and the Purpose of the Sermon,” Preaching 20, no. 6 (May-June, 2005), 28-33.
“The Future of Expository Preaching,” Part 1: Preaching 20, no. 2 (September-October, 2004), 8-10, 40-43; Part 2: Preaching. 20, no. 3 (November-December, 2004), 28-30.
“What is Expository Preaching: An Interview with Bryan Chapell,” Preaching 16, no. 5 (Mar-Apr, 2001), 10.
Reviews
Numerous book reviews in academic journals and other publications.
Presentations
Many sermons, lectures, seminars, and classes in a variety of local, national, and international settings.