Del Tarr

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Del Tarr, the past administrator and/or president of four pastor training colleges and seminaries in America and Africa is currently the missions pastor of Capital Christian Center, a congregation of about 4000 members in Sacramento, CA. He says of himself:

"They say I look at things through a different lens than most folks. That shows up in the two books now on Amazon listed below. For instance: It's idolatry to make a system of salvation that omits God's plan of the Cross. Mankind says:'If I'm to believe in you, you must do it my way. I refuse to be beholden; I'll accept no grace.' It's the same idolatry to say: 'I will have the fulness of the Holy Spirit - but on my terms. And my terms will omit any foolishness or stigma such as 'these men are drunk' (Acts 2:13). By insisting on glossolalia, God insured that man, in his pride, would stumble over the true source of power that only comes by submission and weakness."

"God is a God of risk. He even risks a partnership with humanity as unreasonable as that seems. He doesn't need to do this - He wants to do this. Question: Has God chosen what seems foolish so the wrong people miss His bounty?"

"I have been fortunate to have lived long enough to have taught, or ministered in 71 countries of the world on three continents. The requirements of this work over a 30-year period of such activity in Africa alone necessitated the capacity of teaching in French, as well as in the two African vernaculars of Mori of the Mossi of Burkina Faso, as well as in Ewe of the predominate tribe of Togo, both West African counties." See: Double Image: Biblical Insights from African Parables - Paulist Press.

"My attempts at writing about this experience in the context of biblical truth (See: The Foolishness of God: A Linguist Looks at the Mystery of Tongues - Access Publishers) have been impacted by participating in an unusually powerful Holy Spirit renewal of the charismata that moved one church movement from 11,000 members to 1,240,000 constituents in a 45 year period in Burkina Faso. I'm indebted to many professors and mentors in the institutions of North Central University, in Minneapolis, as well as the University of Minnesota for my bachelors, masters, and PhD degrees in Theology, Speech Communication, and Cultural Anthropology. I married my college sweetheart, Dolly, 58 years ago and together have had three children; Cindy Sharon, Terry Mark, and Randel Ray who have given us five delightful grandchildren. Life is grand!"