Waking the Passion is an interdenominational men’s ministry, with a mission of freeing men to live real and discover the next step of their journey.

The following core values help us to flesh out our mission.

Connection, Restoration, and Transformation... one step at a time.

Connection

Helping men who find themselves disconnected from friendships, faith, family, and purpose to find authentic connection with other men and God through individual and small group meetings, getaway events, and great writings about the faith journey.

Restoration

Offering men opportunities to reconcile fractured relationships with God, family, and friends through events giving inspiration, education, and practical tools for building relationships in an experiential and Christ-centered format.

Transformation

Seeing men’s lives move away from isolation, posing, and pretense towards a genuine community of men building into each other’s lives towards service.

Our Staff

Steve Cooper

Steve is the founder and Executive Director of Waking the Passion and has served in full-time ministry for over thirty years. Prior to Waking the Passion,  he served 27 years with Campus Crusade for Christ / Student Venture. Steve enjoys family, good friends, and great food, and is devoted to seeing men experience true freedom in Christ. Steve has two adult children and lives with his wife, Karen, in Houston, Texas.

Gary Arthurs

Gary joined Waking the Passion as the Operations Director in 2008. Gary worked as an engineer with KBR for ten years before leaving corporate America to serve in full-time ministry. Prior to joining Waking the Passion, Gary served in direct ministry and as an administrator for over nine years with Student Venture, the high school ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. Gary lives with his wife and two daughters in Katy, Texas and enjoys the outdoors and gathering around the campfire.