We are a family on mission who are passionate about the glory of Jesus Christ & are serving as missionaries to reach lostness in every people and place with the gospel by multiplying healthy disciples, churches & leaders.
Dearest Support Family: We have reached the half-way mark of our exciting year of missions in Japan & are continuing to pray through what the next chapter of ministry looks like for the Coopers. We have received much counsel and are currently thinking and praying through the vision of becoming full-time supported missionaries with an organization … More Praying For Next Chapter of Cooper Ministry
My nephew, Braden Olsen (16), used his Christmas vacation to come serve with us among the Japanese in Sapporo, Japan. God is using him mightily to encourage & equip Japanese believers in disciple-making, help them reach out to their lost friends. Short Term Missions not only serves to reach unreached peoples with the gospel, it … More “Call Me Braden” | Japan Mission Trip Anthem
We want to wish all of our friends, family and supporters a very merry Christmas from Sapporo, Japan. This video was originally created for the 12/23 Christmas Eve Eve service at Onward Church in Fishers, IN. It provides an overview of what we’ve seen God do in Hokkaido, Japan over the past 6 months of … More Merry Christmas from Coopers in Japan | December Update
Disclaimer: I am not a writer (if you read this post, you’ll discover that for yourself in the first paragraph). I am a pastor-missionary-trainer-discipler-maker who is passionate for God’s glory will not let my lack of writing skills keep me from communicating what I see God doing around me. Last month my good friend, Jon Mobley … More Attractional event + Missional model? | Jonny Magic Japan Mission Trip Update
Do you struggle to make disciples? Ever wonder why? In this helpful blog post, Nathan Creitz describes some common reasons people struggle and provides some very practical solutions. As you begin to think through what you hope to see God do through you in 2013, why not add “make a disciple” to the list? It … More Do you struggle to make disciples?
Important Blog Disclaimer: Before you dive into our blog we think it is important for you to know that I (Troy) am not a writer (if you actually read the blog, you’ll discover this for yourself in the first paragraph). I am merely a pastor-missionary-trainer-discipler-maker who is passionate for God’s glory and will not let … More VERY important info regarding our blog.
We have launched an initiative to begin discovery Bible studies with Japanese people in Sapporo, Japan with the goal of sharing the gospel and discipling new believers to reach their friends and family (multiplication). I (Troy) am leading the “Study The Bible in English” initiative. The believers of Grace Church Sapporo have all been trained … More Want to study the #1 all-time global best-seller?
http://vimeo.com/54419169?action=share#_=_ Check out this amazing Jonny Magic highlight video from his mission trip w us in Sapporo & Iwamizawa cities on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. He wowed audiences of all ages and opened up opportunties to distribute gospel literature and share the gospel with hundreds! 9 people began discovery Bible studies and 5 people believed … More Jonny Magic Mission in Japan Video
Friends & Family: Greetings from Japan! I wanted to share an exciting update and ministry need with you. My nephew, Braden Olsen, has served with his family on the mission field in Costa Rica and is a well-trained, gifted disciple-maker. After training and coaching him via Skype (diSkypleship) the past 2 years, I have invited … More Will you support my nephew on Christmas mission trip to Japan?
My good friend Jon Mobely (aka Jonny Magic) is arriving in Japan this evening for a very busy week of outreach, video production, website consulting and fellowship with his bearded missionary friend (yours truly). We at Grace Church Sapporo are extremely thankful to him for sacrificing his time to come minister with us. We have been handing out flyers all … More Jonny Magic Japan Outreach this week…will you pray?
Coopers On A Mission 