Barry Cooper is a British pastor and writer. He is a senior pastor at Christ Community Church in

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. Cooper was born in

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. He received a master's degree in English language and literature from

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and later received a master's degree in Christian studies from

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in Chicago. Alongside

Rico Tice Richard Ian "Rico" Tice (born 3 June 1966) is a Christian minister and evangelist, who was, until 2024, an Anglican clergyman. He is also a writer, co-author of '' Christianity Explored.'' He was associate minister at All Souls Church, Langham ...

, Cooper created Christianity Explored, a Christian teaching course. 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,

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, 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

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' Best Original Podcast Award for 2023. Cooper is married to Lee and they live in Florida.

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''

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