In this episode we have a conversation with Michael Cooper about the Ephesian movement and the structures it took for all of Asia to hear the word of the Lord. We dig into different leadership models, cultural identity, and the importance of everyone playing their part.

Michael T. Cooper – Dr. Cooper earned a PhD in Intercultural Studies with a focus on religious movements and a minor in theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He currently serves as a missiologist for East West where he focuses on missiological research and equipping missionaries for effective cultural engagement. Additionally, he is professor of missiological theology and program director of the Master of Arts Missiology of Movements at Mission India Theological Seminary. He has more than thirty years of missions experience, including ten years as a pioneer church planter in Romania after the fall of communism as well as six years in international development. He has helped equip church planters and leaders in Africa, Europe, North America, South America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. He has written and contributed to more than 30 books and academic articles and has presented conference lectures at the London School of Economics, University Bordeaux Montaigne, Loyola University, Baylor University, and many others. His book, Ephesiology: The Study of the Ephesian Movement received the Catalyst Services 2020 Reader's Choice award as the best book in missiology.

Michael's Books

Ephesiology.com

Michael's Recommendation
The 1st Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians

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