Randy Pope Recommends
Founding Pastor
About Randy
After teaching for more than 40 years, Randy has built up and created many great resources that people have requested over and over again. We have collected the most popular resources and have compiled them here for easy access.
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Randy Pope is the founding pastor of Perimeter Church in Johns Creek, Georgia. After 42 years of leading Perimeter Church, in September 2019, he moved into the role of full-time Assistant Pastor of Perimeter Church and President of Life on Life Ministries. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama, with a major in math, and received a Masters of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary.
In its earlier years, Perimeter was a pioneer in small group ministry and was one of 10 churches to be highlighted in the book, “10 of the Most Innovative Churches in America” (2014). It pioneered what was perhaps the first multi-campus church in America and then moved to a church planting model in the mid 1980s.
Since its start in 1977, Perimeter and its church plants have started more than 40 churches in the Atlanta area. Perimeter was recognized by Leadership Network as the fourth most reproducing church in America. Perimeter is a founding partner of Unite!, a group of over 120 churches from different denominations working together to bring Kingdom transformation to the city of Atlanta.
His personal passion and commitment is to make and train disciples of Christ. He founded Life on Life Ministries, an organization committed to establishing life-on-life missional discipleship in churches worldwide. In addition to training church leaders throughout the world, he has been a guest lecturer at numerous universities and graduate schools. He is the author of numerous books for pastors and church leaders, including The Intentional Church and Insourcing. He has also written a book for singles, Finding Your Million Dollar Mate. He has developed resources used around the world that include: The Journey, a gospel centered curriculum for discipleship and Express Your Faith, a relational approach to help people, whether religious or irreligious, investigate Christ. He has also developed resources for those exploring Christianity that include Life Issues and Next Steps booklets.
Randy and Carol have four grown children and fifteen grandchildren who all live in North Atlanta.
Leadership Transition History
View Perimeter’s announcement of Randy Pope’s leadership transition and plan.
Books
by Randy Pope
The Journey
The Journey curriculum is a gospel-centered resource for discipleship groups. Three full years of curriculum are available, and each year contains in-depth leader’s guides and discipleship content to help disciple makers develop mature followers of Christ, who will be able to do the same with others.
Leadership Training
Resources and handouts are linked below
Making “A Worship Service” A Service Of Worship
Handout for Birmingham leadership training
Articles and Documents
Two-year Bible Reading Plan
Read through the Old Testament once and New Testament twice in a two-year period with this Bible reading plan developed by Randy Pope.
A Vision For The Next 50 Years
ByFaith Magazine shares a conversation with Randy where he shares thoughts about the PCA’s future.
The Answer – How Do I Use It?
If you have purchased The Answer, this handout will give you one idea on how you can initiate a conversation in order to share the book with someone.
A Response to Christians Who Are Angry and/or Disappointed With God
Randy Pope’s teaching on how Christians should respond when they are angry and/or disappointed with God.
Choosing a Life Purpose
View the sermon outline from Randy’s September 14, 2025 sermon, “Choosing a Life Purpose.”
In Pursuit of a Life Plan
Use this helpful tool to write your life purpose, mission, values, and personal and family goals.
Pope Family Values
Randy Pope’s twelve family values that have shaped his marriage, family, and the next generation.
Carolyn James Quote
Quote Randy mentions in the Blue Year of The Journey curriculum’s Knowing God Unit 1: The Sovereighty of God.
Videos
Explaining the Good News of the Gospel
Grace vs. Performance
What is Life-on-life Missional Discipleship?
Audio
Appropriating the Power of the Holy Spirit
Randy Pope's teaching on how to live each day fully surrendered to God and how to plug in to the power the Holy Spirit can provide.
The Importance of Rest and Perspective
Randy Pope's teaching on the importance of the Sabbath, using Exodus 20:8-11 and Deuteronomy 5:12-15.
Express Your Faith
Express Your Faith is a method of effectively sharing your faith developed by Randy Pope.
