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About Dr. Stephen Carter
30 years of ministry. One mission: making biblical truth practical for real life.
MY STORY
Faith That Actually Works
For over three decades, I have sat across from people facing real decisions – the 24-year-old graduate student wondering what to do with her life, the businessman at a career crossroads, the parent trying to guide their teenager through a culture that seems to have lost its way.
What I have discovered? People do not need more religious information. They need faith that actually works – truth they can apply on Monday morning, not just nod along to on Sunday.
That is what Faith for Life is about. I take the timeless wisdom of Scripture and make it accessible, practical, and transformative for modern life. No watered-down theology. No ivory tower abstractions. Just biblical truth delivered with clarity and compassion.
BACKGROUND AND TRAINING
Equipped to Guide
Doctor of Ministry
With a cognate in pastoral counseling, combining theological depth with practical clinical skills.
Clinical Training
4 ACPE units and over 2,000 supervised clinical hours at Bayhealth Medical Center.
30 Years Ministry
Three decades of pastoral experience across multiple churches and counseling contexts.
CURRENT MINISTRY
Where I Serve Today
I currently serve as Senior Pastor of New Life Christian Church in Wellington, Colorado. Our congregation is primarily young couples in their twenties with children – people hungry for authentic, uncompromising biblical teaching that speaks to real life.
Alongside pastoral ministry, I maintain a pastoral counseling practice, spending about 20 hours each week walking with individuals and couples through life’s most difficult seasons. My approach integrates Scripture with clinical insight. I provide clarity and direction, clients provide willingness and willpower, and God provides what neither of us can accomplish alone.
Faith for Life extends this ministry beyond the local church. Through video teachings, podcasts, and written content, I am able to reach people who are searching for truth that does not bend to cultural pressure – biblical wisdom for those who want more than platitudes.
PERSONAL
I have been married to my wife for 27 years, and together we have raised four children. Family is not just a topic I teach about – it is the laboratory where I have tested everything I believe.
My theology is Reformed, in the tradition of those who believe Scripture speaks with authority to every area of life. I do not accommodate truth to culture – I bring culture to the truth.
MY APPROACH
What You Can Expect
When you engage with my teaching, you will find truth delivered without apology but also without arrogance. I believe in making Christ obtainable, not distant. My goal is not to impress you with theological complexity, but to help you walk out of here with something you can actually use.
Biblically Anchored
Every teaching starts and ends with Scripture. Not my opinions decorated with verses – actual biblical exposition.
Practically Applied
Truth that stays in your head is not truth that changes your life. I always aim for application.
Compassionately Delivered
Hard truth without love is cruelty. I speak clearly, but never to wound – always to heal and build.
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