E43: Prepared for a Crisis? Prevention is better than cure. Phil Cooke’s new book “Church on Trial”

Phil Cooke, PhD in Theology, with features in New York Times and Wall Street Journal talks preventative and responsive measures Church crises.
NOTE: This episode features some graphic language and sensitive content. Parental discretion is advised if children are listening.
Phil's most recent book is “Church on Trial: How to Protect Your Congregation, Mission, and Reputation During a Crisis,” based on decades of helping churches and nonprofits navigate a wide range of challenges, scandals, and crises.
Get your copy of this comprehensively rich and practical resource at philcooke.com
Phil Cooke Media Producer / Writer / Speaker / Coach helping creative leaders influence the world.
Phil Cooke works at the intersection of faith, media, and culture, and he’s pretty rare - a working producer in Hollywood with a PhD in Theology. His client list has included studios and networks like Walt Disney, Dreamworks, and USA Network, as well as major Christian organizations from Voice of the Martyrs, The Museum of the Bible, The Salvation Army, The YouVersion Bible app, to many of the most respected churches in the country.
He’s produced TV and film programming in more than 60 countries around the world, and in the process, been shot at, survived two military coups, fallen out of a helicopter, and in Africa, been threatened with prison. And during that time - through his company Cooke Media Group in Los Angeles, California - he’s helped some of the largest Christian and nonprofit organizations in the world use the media to tell their story in a changing, disrupted culture.
Phil produced and directed the television specials on the “Nativity Cribs of Malta” for Museum of the Bible, and “Inexplicable: The Rise of Christianity in Asia,” and Produced of “The Insanity of God” a feature documentary that premiered nationally as a Fathom Event. According to former CNN journalist Paula Zahn, Phil is rare - a working producer in Hollywood with a Ph.D. in Theology. He’s appeared on NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, and his work has been profiled in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
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A different writing project yielded “Unique: The Ultimate Planner for Creative Professionals.” In a time when most creative professionals are working with online productivity tools and apps for team communication, the Unique Creative Planner is a powerful print notebook that brings today’s priorities, tasks, and events together so your creative thinking can be released.
Phil followed that up with “Ideas on a Deadline: How to Be Creative When the Clock is Ticking” published by the Inspire Collective. It’s the definitive book for creative people who have to deliver breakthrough ideas on demand.
He’s lectured at universities like Yale, University of California at Berkeley, UCLA, and is currently a visiting professor at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition to writing his blog at philcooke.com, he’s contributed to The Huffington Post, Fast Company, Forbes.com, Wired.com, and FoxNews.com. Phil is on the Advisory Boards for The Salvation Army and The Hollywood Prayer Network and has been a long time member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and The Producers Guild of America in Hollywood.
His philosophy? Get your ideas out there, and change the world in the process.
Social media links:
Website/blog: PhilCooke.com Facebook: @PhilCookePage Twitter: @PhilCooke Instagram: @PhilCooke
LinkedIn: / philcookepage