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  • AboutMy name is Barry Cooper. I’m an author and speaker who writes for Christianity Explored ministries. I was born and raised in Epsom, Surrey. Originally, I wanted to be an astronaut. But I was asthmatic, and wasn’t sure if they’d let me take my inhaler into space. After studying English Language and Literature at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, I trained as an actor at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and appeared on stage in various places, including Shakespeare’s Globe and the National Theatre. I also co-ran a theatre company for seven years. My church for the last 14 years has been All Souls, Langham Place. In May 2010, I completed an MA in Christian Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago, and am now living in London again. As well as speaking, I write books, curricula and – increasingly – scripts. I’d love to hear from you. Send me a message, friend me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter.
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  • Say Hello, Wave Goodbye

    I haven’t posted for a while. I became lead pastor of Christ Community Church, Daytona Beach in January 2024, which is a testament to God’s undeserved tenderness towards me. I’ve been facing some serious health challenges since then, and these are no less an undeserved kindness in their own way. You can find more information — read more

    Sep 7, 2025
  • Luther: In Real Time

    I’ve been working on this since last year with a hugely talented dream team: Rupert Wickham is playing Luther, Douglas Bond is writing, Rob Jorgensen is doing sound design, and John Campbell is composing the music. This is definitely one of those podcasts it makes sense to subscribe to before it launches, because the episodes — read more

    Sep 25, 2020
  • PURITAN

    Just to let y’all know (I’ve been in Florida three and a half years and I still can’t pull that off): our brand new documentary, PURITAN, has just been released. — read more

    Sep 4, 2019
  • THE PRAYER LETTER

    Circumstances over the past two or three years have forced me to pray more, and depend more on God, than have been habitual for me. It’s almost as if those circumstances were by design… — read more

    Feb 12, 2019
  • Leaving Las Facebook. Really.

    My Anglican friends will say, “No, we should stay – and reform Facebook from the inside!” [/satire]. But in a week or so, I’ll be leaving Facebook. The account will remain (for now), but I’m going to try and stay off the site itself completely. — read more

    Apr 17, 2018
  • Discipleship Explored Goodies

    Don’t say I don’t spoil you. — read more

    Feb 21, 2018
  • An Interview With Brant Hansen [Podcast]

    Mr James Cary and I had a wonderful conversation with very funny (and nationally syndicated) radio host, Brant Hansen. So good, infact, we split it across three easy-to-enjoy podcasts. — read more

    Feb 1, 2018
  • Questioning Evangelism

    Episode 8 of Cooper and Cary Have Words is out, and apart from a fascinating discussion about faucets and spigots, it’s mostly about evangelism.  — read more

    Dec 7, 2017
  • The Forgotten Commandment

    Episode 7 of Cooper and Cary Have Words is uploaded and waiting patiently for you. — read more

    Nov 29, 2017
  • The Cult of Personality Tests

    James Cary and I just released a podcast on Enneagrams, Myers Briggs, and personality tests. There’s also some biting critique of Ikea. — read more

    Nov 15, 2017
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