Kevin Hooper
Associate Minister
kevinhooper45@hotmail.com  
Kevin's Blog:
www.highlandhooper.blogspot.com

Biography

God recently called me to the Southside Church of Christ from my home state of Idaho. I have served as youth minister in Boise, Idaho from 1997-2005, and preaching minister for my hometown of Midvale, Idaho from 2005-2007. I received my B.A. in Christian Ministry from Austin Graduate School of Theology in 2002. I am happily married and have three beautiful children – two sons and a daughter. I have a great passion for worshipping God and discipling teenagers and young adults.

Spiritual Background

I come from a long line of Church of Christ people. My great-grandfather Denton Collins and my grandfather Austin Matheny on my mother’s side were both preachers. My great-grandfather Allen Hooper was an elder, my grandfather, Harry Hooper, a deacon, and my father, Bob Hooper, an elder. You might say that the Church of Christ is in my blood; however, I don’t really fit the same mold. While I have a tremendous respect for my heritage, I also have an appreciation for some characteristics and methodologies that I see in other denominations. It is my desire to emphasize the strengths of my heritage, yet openly welcome and fellowship other points of view. I want to emphasize the restoration plea, “Christians only, but not the only Christians.”

Hobbies and Interests

I love reading, listening to music, watching movies (especially epic historical-fiction), hiking, biking, playing basketball, and spending time with my family. I enjoy history, things Celtic and fantasy, and teaching teenagers and mentoring them in the ways of Jesus. 

Favorite Scriptures & Authors

I love to read the books of Deuteronomy, Psalms, Ezekiel, and Mark.  My favorite verse is found in Mark 8:34, “Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.’”

Some of my favorite authors are: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Helmut Thielicke, N.T. Wright, and John Stott. A favorite quote of mine comes from Bonhoeffer – “When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.”  Sounds a lot like my favorite quote in Mark, doesn’t it? Denying oneself the comforts and luxuries of this world is a repugnant thought to most. But it is only in denying the self that we truly find salvation, hope, and meaning.