Hi I'm Martin Cole, and I've been working at The Good Book Company for far too long! 15 years to be precise, and it's been such a huge and enjoyable privilege to see God graciously grow our work here. When I began here, as the entire admin department, there were only two of us in the office, and now there are more than 25 GBC employees. These days I'm Youth Editor, which means I write for and edit the daily Bible notes Discover (11-13s) and Engage (14+). I'm also responsible for the daily tweets of soundbites from Explore and Engage, and I produce "Fighting that Monday feeling" here on the blog, amongst my other crimes.
Away from GBC, I'm married to Kirsty with 2 gorgeous and crazy daughters, Josie and Charlotte. I foolishly but enthusiastically support Chesterfield FC and I know far too much about films.
I'd just like to say what a privilege it is to work here at GBC, and to spend my day in God's Word, wrestling with how to engage young people with the Bible. I was so rubbish at reading my Bible regularly, that God gave me a job where I have to study it daily! I've grown hugely and continue to be humbled and amazed at how God uses strange and flawed people like myself in His work. Right, time to get back to making Ezra exciting for 16 year olds...
Martin Cole was a staff writer at The Good Book Company for many years working on Discover and Engage. He now works for a children's charity. Martin is married to Kirsty and has two children. He is a passionate lifelong supporter of Chesterfield FC.
