This year’s Effective Preaching Workshop will focus on 1 Peter. Join us on the Southwestern Seminary campus on October 5, 8:30am – 4:15pm. Click here for more information.
Name?
- Michael Cooper
Current Ministry Role?
- I am the Lead Pastor of Grace Community Church in Mabank Texas. I’ve served the church for 13 years. I also serve as an adjunct professor of preaching at SWBTS and a philosophy instructor at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens Texas.
Education (college and seminary)?
- Criswell College (B.A. and M.A.). Southwestern (Ph.D). Additional study at Southern Seminary.
Tell us about your family.
- I am married to Kailie, and we have two girls, Sophia Grace (12) and Lydia Joy (9). We’ve been married for 14 years. My wife leads the pre-teen girls at church. Sophia and Lydia are active in their school, Servant’s Heart Leadership Academy. As a family we enjoy cruising and traveling.
Favorite Book of the Bible?
- Whatever book I’m currently preaching through. So, right now, Revelation.
What do you think is the most interesting facet of the Book of 1 Peter?
- I took a Greek exegesis of 1 Peter during my time at Criswell College under Dr. Roy Metts. His treatment of the book was inspiring, in particular, the semantic and structural approach to the material. What I found most interesting is the exile motif as the dominant identity mark of God’s people in the present age.
Best book on theology or preaching that you have read in the last year?
