Dave Koop
Senior Pastor, Coastal Church, Vancouver, BC
Written by Dave Koop
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Unity Takes Work
Unity takes work, especially when the world finds itself dealing with a pandemic, wars, economic uncertainty and political upheaval. Read more
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Dad was a change agent. He lived through two world wars – too young to fight in one, too old for the other, but he knew change was inevitable. Read more
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Discipling must begin with an incarnational relationship. Read more
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We are not a Travel Agency
I came back to the mission field where I serve now because I was so touched when I came here on a short-term outreach. Read more
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Keep Calm: It's Ordinary (Time) Rush
Discipleship is challenging in Western urban societies where relationships tend to be cordial, but distant and weak. Read more
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Is Mission a Thing?
The people of God are invited to participate in God’s mission. This is a big task, nothing short of the redemption and restoration of the cosmos. Read more
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New Monasticism: An Old Idea in a New Form
New monasticism, "an old idea in a new form," is intentional discipleship that resists fragmentation and consumerism. Read more
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COVID-19 does not discriminate. British Columbians shouldn’t discriminate either
COVID-19 does not discriminate. A Canadian Christian response to Anti-Asian Racism Read more