Scott Carr, Jr.Mar 28, 20193 minThe Pastor's SoulThe 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...
Scott Carr, Jr.Mar 15, 20194 minPoet-PastorThe 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...
Scott Carr, Jr.Feb 24, 20194 minThe Voice of the Spirit In MinistryOf 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...
Scott Carr, Jr.Feb 13, 20193 minListening to ScriptureListening is an essential discipline when it comes to Scripture. Eugene Peterson writes: "Listening is an interpersonal act; it involves...
Scott Carr, Jr.Jan 31, 20193 minPastoral Attentiveness to GodEugene H. Peterson and M. Craig Barnes provide a powerful challenge to contemporary pastors: your calling is not rooted in what you do,...
Scott Carr, Jr.Oct 30, 20185 minRemembering Eugene H. PetersonThis past week, the American church has lost one of her Gandalfs among pastors, Eugene H. Peterson. As a young man, still grappling with...