About Erik Cooper

My name is Erik Cooper, and I’m the co-pastor of City Community Church in downtown Indianapolis, IN. The name of my blog unfolded from a huge dose of sobering reality. I’m a relatively “safe” person…plan, figure things out, pick the logical, safe route…always follow the voice of God, but really take your time and make sure you’ve analyzed all possible outcomes and know all the risks involved. You know…hedge your bets. Eliminate the unknowns. Not all bad, unless you allow it to control you.

Fortunately, I’m learning an important yet difficult lesson: the amazing adventure of following Jesus is found beyond the risk.

On a personal note, I’m married to a beauty (way over my head in more ways than one), and am lucky enough to be the father of two gorgeous daughters (remember boys, to get to them you have to go through me!) and a full-of-life son (who one day will help me scream passionately at the TV whenever the Colts play football…hey, every dad leaves a legacy).

I’m passionate about my family, music, songwriting, coffee, the NFL, and re-discovering what it really means to be the church. I hope you’ll join me in discovering the adventures of God that lie beyond the risk.