Craig Clapper

In this episode I interview Craig Clapper, who served as the pastor of Trinity Church for over 26 years and fulfilled a lifelong dream of completing a thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail. Craig shares his experiences of long-term pastoral leadership, the challenges and rewards of shepherding a congregation for decades, and how his journey on the Appalachian Trail matured his faith. Tune in for an inspiring conversation about perseverance, the beauty of nature, and how Craig's adventure transformed both his personal life and his ministry.

Links

• Books
  • Legging It by Craig Clapper.
  • Knowing God by J. I. Packer.
  • The Cross of Christ  by John Stott.
  • A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene H. Peterson.
  • Meditations from the Breakdown Lane by James E Shapiro.
  • God Walk by Mark Buchanan.
  • Three Mile an Hour God by Kosuke Koyama.
  • Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard.
• Resources
  • Topical Memory System (TMS)
• Quotes
  • “‘(Emily) "Does anyone ever realize life while they live it...every, every minute?’ (Stage Manager) ‘No. Saints and poets maybe...they do some.’” Thornton Wilder (Our Town)
  • “If you think of this world as a place intended simply for our happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it as a place of training and correction and it’s not so bad. Imagine a set of people all living in the same building. Half of them think it is a hotel, the other half think it is a prison. Those who think it a hotel might regard it as quite intolerable and those who thought it was a prison might decide that it was really surprisingly comfortable. So that what seems the ugly doctrine is one that comforts and strengthens you in the end. The people who try to hold an optimistic view of this world would become pessimists: the people who hold a pretty stern view of it become optimistic.” S. Lewis (God in the Dock)