Ep 061: Why Reading Matters for Ministry, with Austin Carty

Pastors need to read, not just for information, but for formation.

Austin Carty and Karl Vaters cover topics like:

• The importance of reading many types of books, not just works of theology and leadership
• How reading helps us become more mature, wise, and caring
• How reading the Bible with a sense of wonder helps embed its truths into our lives
• How important it is to take reading seriously, not a luxury, or as something I squeeze in around ministry, but as an essential aspect of growing in life, faith, and ministry 

Links from this episode:

• Ministry In A Secular Age, by Andrew Root
• e-mail: acarty@boulevardbaptist.com

Bonus Chat 

How To Become A Pastor-reader (5 Takeaways), with Austin Carty

If you’ve had a hard time reading more, check out how Austin and Karl flesh out these following steps to becoming more of a pastor-reader:

1. See reading as a pastoral visit
2. Don’t start by trying to read too much
3. Hold no knowledge or writing in contempt
4. Trust that there is beauty to be found in all sorts of books
5. Try to read as much material off-line as possible.

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