Scott Carr, Jr.
The Pastor's Soul
The pastor cannot offer to his or her congregation what he or she has not received, namely, an encounter with God in the ordinary life of...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Mar 15, 2019
- 4 min
Poet-Pastor
The first time I read M. Craig Barnes’s The Pastor as Minor Poet, I was enthralled by the image of pastor as poet: “What the congregation...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Feb 24, 2019
- 4 min
The Voice of the Spirit In Ministry
Of the two camps cited by Wilson and Nathan, I certainly am more suspicious of “those who view a rich diet of subjective revelation as a...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Feb 13, 2019
- 3 min
Listening to Scripture
Listening is an essential discipline when it comes to Scripture. Eugene Peterson writes: "Listening is an interpersonal act; it involves...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Jan 31, 2019
- 3 min
Pastoral Attentiveness to God
Eugene H. Peterson and M. Craig Barnes provide a powerful challenge to contemporary pastors: your calling is not rooted in what you do,...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Oct 30, 2018
- 5 min
Remembering Eugene H. Peterson
This past week, the American church has lost one of her Gandalfs among pastors, Eugene H. Peterson. As a young man, still grappling with...
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