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When Business Minds Develop Missionary Hearts

by Erik Cooper | Feb 28, 2023 | Articles, Faith and Work, Missions, Resources

“Hey dad, I have a friend here at IU that wants to talk to you. He’s a business school student, but he is feeling a call to missions. Would you be willing to meet with him?” Few things excite me more than a question like that! My daughter is deeply...

Weekly Newsletter: Returning to the Posture Where We Were Designed to Live and Flourish

by Erik Cooper | Feb 21, 2023 | Articles, Resources

By now, I’m sure you have heard about the “outpouring” at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. Articles, personal stories, and plenty of opinions have filled my social feeds for the better part of the last two weeks. I have quite a few friends who...

Weekly Newsletter: Living a Story that Matters

by Erik Cooper | Feb 15, 2023 | Articles, Resources

I’m a bit of a mess today, so please take that into account as you read this week’s newsletter. We just finished an emotional weekend, taking in four performances of our son’s lead role in his school musical, Big Fish. Now I know I’m a biased...

Weekly Newsletter: When the Lord Starts Messing with You in All the Right Ways

by Erik Cooper | Feb 7, 2023 | Articles, Missions, Resources

I had a recent conversation with a graduate student at Indiana University that really got me thinking. He is a friend of my daughter and part of the vibrant Chi Alpha campus ministry that is discipling hundreds of IU students each year. This kid is incredibly gifted,...

Weekly Newsletter: God Doesn’t Want to be Your Business Coach

by Erik Cooper | Feb 2, 2023 | Articles, Faith and Work, Resources

If you are a follower of Jesus and work in the marketplace, you have a “theology of work.” Yep, you do. Don’t worry, work theology is not nearly as academic as it sounds. It simply means that your faith has shaped the way you think about why you get...