Neil Cole

Academic Degrees & Education

• America Evangelical University, Gardena, CA

• Doctor of Divinity

• Grace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, IN

• M.Div (New Testament)

• California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

• B.A. (Fine Art)

Academic Appointments & Experience

• Kairos Pacific University

• Professor of Church Development

• Starling Initiatives and SIPS (Starling Initiatives Publications Series)

• Founder and catalyst

• Church Multiplication Associates/CMAResources.org

• Executive Director100movements

• Co-founderStraight

• Ways and social entrepreneur at Black Coffee IncVice President

• Grace Fellowship of Alta Loma, Alta Loma, CASenior Pastor

• Grace Brethren Church, Long Beach, CACollegiate Ministry Director

Publications & Presentations

• Raising Leaders for the Harvest with Dr. Robert Logan (ChurchSmart, 1995)

• Beyond Church Planting with Dr. Robert Logan (Church Smart, 2005)

• Organic Church Planter’s Greenhouse with Dr. Paul Kaak (CMAResources, 2001)

• TruthQuest: A Theological Learning System (CMAResources, 2010)

Books

• Cultivating a Life for God (ChurchSmart, 1998)

• Organic Church (Jossey-Bass, 2005) Outreach Mag Resource of the YrSearch & Rescue (Baker Books, 2008)

• Organic Leadership (Baker Books, 2010)

• Church 3.0 (Jossey-Bass, 2010)

• Journeys to Significance (Jossey-Bass, 2011) Outreach Mag Resource of the Yr

• Church Transfusion (Jossey-Bass, 2012) Outreach Mag Resource of the YrPrimal Fire (Tyndale, 2014)One Thing (Thomas Nelson, 2016)

• Rising Tides (SIPS, 2018)PRAY (SIPS, 2020)