Barry Cooper (author)

For other people with the same name, see Barry Cooper.

Cooper in 2016

Barry Cooper is a British pastor and writer. In 2025, he is a senior pastor at Christ Community Church, Daytona.

Cooper was born in Epsom, Surrey. He received a master's degree in English language and literature from St Catherine’s College, Oxford and later received a master's degree in Christian studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago.

Alongside Rico Tice, Cooper created Christianity Explored, a Christian teaching course. He began working on Christianity Explored in 1998, co-founding Christianity Explored Ministries in 2001. Cooper is the writer and presenter of the Discipleship Explored film series, co-writer and co-presenter of the Life Explored film series, and co-writer and co-director of the Christianity Explored film series.

Cooper has authored and co-authored several books, including One Life, If You Could Ask God One Question and Can I Really Trust The Bible?; he has also contributed to Christianity Today, Desiring God, The Gospel Coalition, 9Marks, and ExploreGod.

Cooper is the producer, writer and presenter of the Simply Put podcast, co-writer and presenter of the Luther: In Real Time podcast, and co-producer/presenter of Cooper & Cary Have Words. Luther: In Real Time received the National Religious Broadcasters' Best Original Podcast Award for 2023.

Cooper has worked on a variety of documentaries, including Luther, Puritan, The Church, and the unpublished mini-series Missionary. The series will explore the lives of William Tyndale, James Hudson Taylor, Amy Carmichael, William Carey, Adoniram Judson, and John Paton.

Cooper is married to Lee and they live in Daytona.

Publications

Cooper’s publications include;

  • Christianity Explored (with Rico Tice)
  • One Life (with Rico Tice)
  • Can I Really Trust the Bible?
  • If You Could Ask God One Question
  • Discipleship Explored - Study Guide

References

  1. ^ "Our Leadership". Christ Community Church Daytona. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Barry Cooper". The Sermon. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Barry Cooper". Desiring God. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Barry Cooper". Mission Central. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  5. ^ NRB (14 March 2023). "NRB Announces 2023 Special Service and Media Award Recipients". NRB. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Books by Barry Cooper". GoodReads. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  7. ^ "One Life". Eden. Retrieved 15 January 2025.


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