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Craig Allen Cooper is a USA Today bestselling author and keynote speaker. He co-wrote the book "Glad You're Here" with Grammy-nominated country singer and songwriter, Walker Hayes. "Glad You're Here" instantly became a Publisher's Weekly, ECPA, and USA Today national bestseller and has been featured on The Today Show, People Magazine, The 700 Club, Jesus Calling, and Family Life Radio, as well as various other news sources, radio and television programs and podcasts, including That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs and Dream Big with Bob Goff.
Craig served as one of the founding pastors of Redeeming Grace Church in Franklin, Tennessee and is the founder of Glad You’re Here Ministries. He is the subject of the song "Craig" by Walker Hayes, and he resides in the greater Nashville area with his lovely wife, Laura, and their four kids. You can follow Craig on Instagram @craigallencooper and for more information or for speaking inquiries, please visit www.craigallencooper.com/speaking.
GLAD YOU’RE HERE!
Hey, friend, I'm so glad you're here. I'm Craig! I know you could be on a million other sites right now, and it's an honor for me to have you pop on this page. I just want to take a moment to thank you for stopping by, and to share a little bit about what you can expect over here.
I’m an author and speaker in the greater Nashville area. I've lived a largely ordinary life, but I’ve seen God do some extraordinary things. I have a deep passion for encouraging others, and everywhere I go, I'm looking for God's beauty.
I’M MAINLY HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU IN YOUR FAITH!
I believe every single individual in our world has been uniquely gifted with particular talents, strengths, and abilities that are intended to make the world a better place. I believe every person on this planet has inherent value, worth, and dignity. I love focusing on, highlighting, and celebrating other people’s strengths.
How you're wired is no accident. Where you live is no accident. All the details of your life and your history are no accident. You, my friend, are not a mistake and you have not been forgotten. You were created for majesty, and you were created to make an impact that goes far beyond anything even you could comprehend, ask for, or even imagine.
You can — and do — make a huge difference in the world around you. Your life matters, because You matter.
So, your voice matters here, as well.
If you're anything like me, you probably live your life often more aware of your own faults and failures all your frailties than you are aware of the faithfulness of God. I don't believe God wants us to live that way. What you've found in this little section of the internet is a spot where you can be built-up, restored, and dream again. I want you to see just how amazing your life is — and can grow to be — when God is in the center of it. So, let me be a source of encouragement for you!