Dr. Ed Cook (D. Min., M.A.T.S., B.A.)
Dr. Cook currently resides in Phoenix, AZ and works as a contributing editor for Logos Mobile Education at Faithlife. He holds an earned Doctor of Ministry (Leadership & Congregational Development) from Carey Theological College (Vancouver, BC). His dissertation project researched the need for holistic development of church planters in the emerging generations. He earned a Master of Arts in Theology and Biblical Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary and his Bachelor of Arts in English at California State University Long Beach.
PERSONAL BIO
Dr. Cook was in the business world with IBM for 14 years followed by 5 years as the Director of Information Systems for a $100+ million entertainment company. After his conversion in his 30s, he began attending the Vineyard Church in Anaheim California pastored by John Wimber. There he realized that Christians have been empowered to “do the stuff” and not just try to live godly lives while they are waiting for heaven. At the Anaheim Vineyard, he and his wife, Carolyn, were trained as church planters and subsequently planted the Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Seattle Washington in 1987. The Seattle Vineyard is a church that God has called to live an invitational, incarnational lifestyle where they modeled acceptance prior to correction through what we referred to as “low threshold evangelism.” They tried hard not to have getting into the church get in the way of people getting into Christ. Now Dr. Cook is writing, teaching, coaching, and consulting as the principal of Care-Full Coaching; working for Faithlife (Logos) as a Contributing Editor in Mobile Education; and serving as a Mentor Professor at Redemption Seminary.