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Barry Carpenter

Pastor Barry Carpenter

About Barry Carpenter

Pastor Barry Carpenter is the Lead Pastor of Resurrection Church in Daphne, Alabama, where his teaching weaves together biblical exposition, practical application, and a deep love of church history. He grew up in a Quaker congregation in Hampton, Virginia, came to faith through a neighbor's witness in the mid-1950s, and was shaped by Methodist tradition before a costly two-and-a-half-year journey of disaffiliation from the denomination he had served for decades.

That season of transition culminated in a fresh encounter at the Asbury Revival and what he describes as a deeper baptism of the Holy Spirit than he had ever known. From that place of renewal, he planted Resurrection Church and began teaching what he calls "the Jesus life" — a call back to the essentials of following Christ beyond any denominational label, drawing inspiration from Thomas à Kempis's classic The Imitation of Christ.

Pastor Carpenter is a passionate advocate for recovering the church's theological heritage, particularly through hymnology. He often returns to the great hymns written centuries ago by the Wesley brothers and others as carriers of doctrine, echoing the conviction that good theology plus good hymnology equals good doxology.

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2 episodes

Episodes with Barry Carpenter.

Holy Spirit33m

Daily Faith with Philip Cameron: Special Guest Pastor Barry Carpenter

Pastor Barry Carpenter of Resurrection Church in Daphne, Alabama joins Philip Cameron for a wide-ranging conversation about the deep roots of Christian faith, the power of church history, and what it means to carry the fire of the Holy Spirit into the modern church. Barry traces his spiritual journey from a Quaker congregation in Hampton, Virginia — where a neighbor named Mr. Thompson knocked on his family's door around 1955 and changed everything — through Methodist roots, Anglican influence, and a life-marking encounter at the Asbury Revival. "When desire was birthed in me for God, for his will, for his ways, and to know him — and then eventually to make him known," Barry reflects, capturing the thread that runs through every tradition that has shaped him. The conversation turns to the urgent need for the church to recover its theological heritage, particularly through hymnology. Barry and Philip argue that the great hymns of the faith — written centuries ago by giants like the Wesley brothers and St. Anthony of Padua — carried doctrine to ordinary people in a way modern worship screens cannot replicate. "Good theology plus good hymnology equals good doxology," Philip declares, and Barry wholeheartedly agrees. This episode is a compelling call for believers to stand on the shoulders of those who came before, to rediscover the weight of church history, and to let the Holy Spirit ignite fresh fire in their hearts today.

Nov 12 Barry Carpenter

Pastors28m

Journey of Renewed Faith through Adversity

Pastor Barry Carpenter of Resurrection Church in Daphne, Alabama, joins Philip Cameron for a candid conversation about one of the most painful and transformative seasons a pastor can face — disaffiliating from a lifelong denominational home. After decades in the Methodist tradition, Barry navigated a costly departure that required him to "pay a ransom," as he describes it, to leave — yet he emerged with a deeper encounter with the Holy Spirit than he had ever known. Barry shares the concept he now calls "the Jesus life" — a call back to the essentials of following Christ beyond any denominational label. Drawing on Thomas à Kempis's fourteenth-century classic The Imitation of Christ, he challenges believers to ask not "Lord, bless what I'm doing" but to seek God's thoughts first. He reflects on the story of John resting on Jesus' breast at the Last Supper, saying, "When you're on the Heart of Jesus, no one will accuse you of being the one that's going to betray him." Philip prophesies over Barry that God will use him as a bridge to lead others into liberty. If you are in the Daphne, Alabama area, visit Resurrection Church at www.resurrectioncc.com. This episode is a lifeline for any pastor or believer standing firm through a dark night of the soul.

Feb 9 Barry Carpenter