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Nationality
  
American

Employer
  
Pepperdine University


Name
  
Mike Cope

Role
  
Blogger

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Born
  
July 25, 1956 (age 67) (
1956-07-25
)

Residence
  
Abilene, Texas, United States

Education
  
Harding University, Harding School of Theology

Books
  
Megan's Secrets: What My, What would Jesus do, Righteousness Inside Out, One Holy Hunger: When Go, Spirit of Surrey

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Mike Cope (born July 25, 1956) is a nationally known preacher and blogger in the Churches of Christ. He is also the ministry outreach director for Pepperdine University.

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Life

Cope has been a Church of Christ preacher for over 27 years. In 1982, he preached at Pine Valley Church of Christ in Wilmington, North Carolina. In 1984, he moved to preach at College Church of Christ in Searcy, Arkansas. Finally, in 1991 he moved to Abilene, Texas to preach at Highland Church of Christ, where he remained until 2009. He then joined Heartbeat Ministries as Executive Vice-President to engage in ministry online. In 2012, Cope became the ministry outreach director at Pepperdine University. In addition to preaching, Cope has taught at Abilene Christian University for over 15 years. He left the classroom in 2013 to focus on his role at Pepperdine University. Cope has authored several books and has had a blog since 2003 that has attracted 4 million hits. One of his books, Megan's Secrets, is about his mentally disabled daughter who died in 1994.

Education

B.A. Harding University (1978)
M.Th. Harding School of Theology (1982)

Publications

  • Living in Two Worlds, Nashville, Tennessee: Gospel Advocate, 1987. ISBN 978-0-89225-297-8.
  • One Holy Hunger: When God Is All You Want, Abilene, Texas: Hillcrest Publishing, 2001. ISBN 978-0-89112-443-6.
  • What Would Jesus Do Today, with Rubel Shelly, West Monroe, Louisiana: Howard Books, 2008. ISBN 978-0-89225-297-8.
  • Megan's Secrets: What My Mentally Disabled Daughter Taught Me about Life, Abilene, Texas: Leafwood Publishers, 2011. ISBN 978-0-89112-286-9.

    • Personal life

    Cope and his wife Diane live in Abilene, Texas.

    References

    Mike Cope (preacher) Wikipedia
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