Josh Cooley Email & Phone Number

Copyedit and proofread assigned Bibles, Bible reference products, and books for publication.

Rockville, Maryland, United States

• Provide in-depth proposal support, including writing/editing, on government and non-profit bids.• Translate technical information into easy-to-understand text.• Edit client documents, websites, and other info for grammar, cohesion, clarity, etc.

Provide freelance editing services (developmental editing, copyediting, proofreading, etc.) to a variety of organizations and individual clients. Clients include Awana, David C Cook, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, New Growth Press, Tyndale House, and individual authors seeking editorial assistance for their unpublished manuscripts.

Sole author of nine books:Empty! (10Publishing, 2025)I Can't Believe My Eyes! (10Publishing, 2024)The Increase 52 Week Devotional: Inspiring Stories of Faith from the World of Pro Sports (Sports Spectrum, 2021)God With Us: A 25-Advent Devotional on the Coming of the Savior (Tyndale, 2020)Creator, Father, King: A One Year Journey With God (Tyndale, 2020)The Biggest Win (New Growth Press, 2018)The Hope of Easter (Outreach Inc., 2016)The One Year Devotions With Jesus (Tyndale, 2015)Heroes of the Bible Devotional (Tyndale, 2014)Books that I have co-authored or contributed to include:Go Bible (Tyndale, 2024)Believe It: My Journey of Success, Failure, and Overcoming the Odds (Tyndale, 2018) -- memoir of Super Bowl LII MVP Nick Foles (New York Times bestseller)Tackling Truth: 180 Spiritual Insights Gained from the Great Game of Football (Barbour Publishing, 2016)Tony Evans’ Raising Kingdom Kids Devotional (Focus on the Family/Tyndale, 2015)Playing With Purpose: Inside the Lives and Faith of the Major Leagues’ Top Players (Barbour, 2012)The One Year Sports Devotions For Kids (Tyndale, 2011)Path to Victory Sports New Testament (International Bible Society, 2006)

Provide freelance writing services to various organizations. Clients include the following:Curriculum development:David C CookFaith in Kids (U.K.)Blog-writing:Fellowship of Christian AthletesPhoenix SeminaryShake (Durham, N.C.)Articles:Sports Illustrated; Orioles Magazine; Nationals Magazine; Bethesda Magazine; Highlights Magazine; The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; The Baltimore Sun; The Orlando Sentinel; The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission website; DesiringGod.org; Bible Study Magazine; ChristianParenting.org; He Reads Truth; KidzMatter Magazine; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Sports Spectrum Magazine; and Focus on the Family’s Thriving Family, Breakaway, Brio, and Clubhouse magazines.

Greater Nc Triangle Area

• Visited company worksites regularly to care for and interact with employees. • Provided confidential pastoral discussions for employees and their immediate family members.• Made visits to hospitals, nursing homes, funeral homes, etc., for employees and their immediate family members, as needed.• Attended funerals at the request of employees and provide other crisis care, as needed.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

• Executed strategic leadership over thriving Kids Ministry (approx. 250 kids/week) and preschool. • Ensured alignment with vision/mission of large church (approx. weekly attendance: 1,000).• Oversaw all facets of complex ministry, including budget, and supervised hundreds of people.• Implemented ministry strategies to partner with parents in child discipleship.

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

Led ministry (300-350 kids/week) at large church (3,000 members), casting vision for all ministry aspects and programs. Oversaw multiple employees, approx. 600 volunteers, and budget process.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Supervised sports department for daily publication with 250,000 circulation in large metro area.

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

Co-managed sports department for nationally recognized publication with 272,000 circulation.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs

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