Rodney L. Cooper
RODNEY L. COOPER, Ph.D.,
Kenneth and Jean Hansen Professor of Discipleship and Leadership Development, 2001.
B.A. (Ohio State University); Th.M. (Dallas Theological Seminary); M.A., Ph.D., (George Fox University/Western Conservative Baptist Seminary).
Dr. Cooper came to Gordon-Conwell in 2001 from Denver Seminary, where he was Associate Professor of Leadership and Director of the M.A. in Leadership program. Prior to that, he had been Director of the Robert Pamplin, Jr. Leadership Institute at Western Seminary in Portland, OR. He also served on Denver Seminary’s faculty as Associate Professor of Counseling and on Colorado Christian College’s faculty as Chairman of the Psychology Department.
Dr. Cooper, who teaches at the Charlotte campus, has also taught at Gordon-Conwell’s campus in South Hamilton, MA. While in New England, in addition to his teaching he served as Associate Pastor at historic Tremont Baptist Church in downtown Boston, where he preached as well as developed and led the church’s men’s ministries. From 1995-1997, he served as the National Director of Promise Keepers and earlier served as Pastor of Family Ministries at Lake Baptist Church, Lake Oswego, OR.
Dr. Cooper was also the first Executive Director of the Houston Bible Institute, now called the College of Biblical Studies, in Houston, TX. One of the very first multi-cultural institutions in the country, the Institute now has nearly 2,000 students and the same multi-cultural emphasis.
In addition to serving as a teacher, Dr. Cooper is an internationally known speaker. He has spoken at a variety of events, including leadership conferences (with speakers such as Ken Blanchard), the Pentagon, Promise Keeper Stadium events, Dennis Rainey “I Still Do” conferences and various Bible conferences. He has made several trips to Africa to work with the Association of Evangelicals of Africa and Madagascar and has spoken at conferences on military bases in Korea. Dr. Cooper was also a chaplain for the Houston Oilers and the Houston Astros franchises and has spoken to many other professional teams, including the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys and Houston Rockets.
Dr. Cooper has won several awards, including the H. A. Ironside Award in expository preaching from Dallas Seminary, the Outstanding Young Men of America Award, the Rotary Four-Way Test Award and the John Philip Sousa Music Award. He is also a member of Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities.
Dr. Cooper is an experienced counselor and specializes in his private practice in couples, families and minority and men’s issues. He is a licensed clinical psychologist in Colorado and North Carolina and is part of the examining panel for psychologist licensing in Colorado.
Dr. Cooper’s personal interests include golf, weight lifting, music, travel and reading. He is married to Nancy.
Dr. Rodney L. Cooper’s Publications
Books
• Commentary on the Book of Mark (Broadman and Holman, 2000)
• Shoulder to Shoulder: The Journey from Isolation to Brotherhood (Zondervan, 1997)
• Double Bind: Escaping the Contradictory Demands of Manhood (Zondervan, 1996)
• Kids in Sports: How to Disciple Your Kids from the Sidelines, co-authored with Bill Perkins (Multnomah Press, 1995)
• We Stand Together (Moody Press, 1995)
Contributions
• Soul Care Bible (Thomas Nelson, 2001)
• We Still Do (Thomas Nelson, 2001)
• Developing an Effective Men’s Ministry (National Coalition of Men’s Ministry, 2000)
• Promise Keepers Bible (Zondervan, 1998)
• The Power of Shared Beliefs (Thomas Nelson, 1993)
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