Description: Jerry Cook emphasizes that the church on Monday operates in the experience of the non-believer where the greatest impact for God can occur. He encourages Christians to consider themselves strategically placed by Jesus Christ to go to the non-believer rather than having them come to God. Drawing from the book of Ephesians, he challenges traditional thinking of how ministry occurs and what the church should be while presenting an exciting new paradigm of living for Christ.
Brief description: Author, speaker, and preacher, Jerry Cook is the Associate Pastor at Eastside Foursquare Church in Bothell, Washington, where he maintains a teaching and church-consulting ministry. He addresses conventions and leadership conferences through the U.S., as well as Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific. Cook is the author of the bestseller Love, Acceptance, and Forgiveness as well as A Few Things I've Learned Since I Knew It All. He is a graduate of Seattle Pacific University and Fuller Theological Seminary and also holds a Doctor of Divinity degree from Life Pacific College. He and his wife, Barbara, have four children and three grandchildren.