Our family is a huge fan of the TV Show Psych, where a quick-witted smart-aleck with a photographic memory deceives the Santa Barbara police department into believing he has supernatural crime-solving abilities. My kids can probably quote some Sean Spencer quips...
Raised as a pastor’s son in rural upstate New York, Dave Cooper recalls a unique call for world missions from an early age. “Growing up with my dad as a pastor we always had missionaries around. In fact, they would often stay with us for long stents. I recall even...
Recently I sat in a hotel conference room in Dubai for a three-day meeting with the following list of people: The head of the Russian Pentecostal Church who oversees a Gospel movement that stretches across 11 time zones. The pastor of a multi-site South African Church...
Did you know that until this year, Indiana was only one of three states that did not have a state insect? That changed this March when Indiana Governor Holcomb signed Senate Bill 236 into law making the Say’s Firefly Indiana’s state insect. For me, fireflies stir up...
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have...
If I asked you to join me for lunch with a successful Chinese businessman… A major chicken producer, including all the KFC’s in northern China. An exporter of medical gloves, shipping over 7 billion units his last year in the business. A man who oversaw nearly 10,000...
My seven year old has become a bedtime theologian. All day long its glitter, dancing and unicorns and then magically after getting tucked into bed, prayers said, kisses given...out pops true deep theological questions. You know the kind; maybe you have had a night...
Our jobs aren’t just about making money, they’re also about establishing social status. Some jobs are celebrated and others are just tolerated. But whether you’re a six-figure brain surgeon or you clean toilets at the local Taco Bell for minimum wage, does all work...
Researcher Christian Smith uncovered some fascinating insights while working on the National Study for Youth and Religion at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill a few years ago. When asked the question, “what is the purpose of this life?” a majority of...
I would suspect we have all had an instance of working for or alongside a leader who didn’t lead well. Given no one is perfect, I suspect it happens more often than not. So, what is one to do when your leader doesn’t lead well? Here are a few options: Create an exit...
Every Believer should be
Praying for the unreached people groups
Giving to the unreached people groups
Reaching out to the unreached people in their community
Ever wondered what the Bible had to say about business? As believers, we must understand that God created us to take care of his creation and we are to carry His kingdom into the broken world. Listen as we hear Erik Cooper share some Bible verses about entrepreneurship and business.
In a recent discussion with the president of North Central University, President Scott Hagan stressed the importance of training up the next generation of educators, scientists, engineers, and business leaders of all kinds to be released into the mission field. According to missionary leaders and strategists, marketplace graduates are vital to engaging the Great Commission around the world. Business as Mission is a vital part of global missiology in the 21st Century.