Gospel Distinctives
By Matt Proctor MATTHEW 1. His Gospel is primarily (though not exclusively) a Jewish Gospel. There are 65 Old Testament references—21 direct quotations from Isaiah alone. Luke traces Jesus’ genealogy...
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Getting the Most from the Gospels (Part Two)
By Matt Proctor In Part One of this article, I explained that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are more than divinely inspired, historically accurate biographies. They are that, to be sure. But each...
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Getting the Most from the Epistles (Part One)
By Matt Proctor Think of them as love letters. Read them out loud like a sermon. Notice the wide range of literary tools their authors employed. Discover the truth and power waiting for every reader in...
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Getting the Most from the Epistles (Part Two)
By Matt Proctor We have seen that the New Testament Epistles are published apostolic sermons intended to be read publicly to the recipient churches—with rich theological content, skillful rhetorical...
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Getting the Most from Revelation (Part One)
By Matt Proctor At first I steered clear of this perplexing book. But then a seminary class showed me that no Bible book offers greater help or relevance for Christians today. When I interviewed for my...
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Getting the Most from Revelation (Part Two)
By Matt Proctor Part One of this article examined four hermeneutical keys to help you unlock the meaning of the book of Revelation. But, what about the book’s significance? Even if I understand how to...
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How Do You Define Your Leadership? Matt Proctor
Matt Proctor By Matt Proctor As a leader, I wear many hats: team builder, decision maker, fund-raiser, and problem solver. But my favorite leadership hat—and perhaps the most important—is storyteller....
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Victorious (Previewing the 2013 NACC)
By Matt Proctor Someone wrote that 10 years ago our world had Bob Hope, Johnny Cash, and Steve Jobs. Now we have no Jobs, no Cash, and no Hope! Maybe you’ve experienced those moments of “no hope.” The...
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Our Conference within a Conference (Previewing the 2013 NACC)
By Matt Proctor Effective leaders are not born; they’re made. At the 2013 NACC, you’ll have a chance to sharpen your own leadership. On Thursday afternoon, we’ll have our normal schedule with dozens of...
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‘Trust Completely’
By Mark A. Taylor Months ago Matt Proctor chose the topic for the sermon he preached Monday evening (February 25) to kick off Ozark Christian College’s annual Preaching Teaching Convention. But he had...
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Interview with Matt Proctor
NACC President Matt Proctor reflects on the convention theme, the convention’s contribution, and his feelings about the future of our movement. See his interview with Editor Mark Taylor here.
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A Conversation with Matt Proctor
Meet Our Contributing Editors: This month we talk with Ozark Christian College President Matt Proctor about the impact of a convention theme, the health of the churches in our fellowship, and the...
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Victorious: The theme needed most by the president
Matt and Katie Proctor and their six children, each wearing a “Cancer is bad, but God is good” T-shirt, thank worshippers in the opening-night NACC crowd for their prayers in the months that have...
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‘Happy Incarnation Day’
By Matt Proctor Your theology of the incarnation matters. It affects how you view your body, your problems, your ministry—and your celebration of the holiday before us. Your theology of the incarnation...
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Should Women Preach? (The Story of One Bible College Faculty’s Quest for an...
By Matt Proctor In the book Children’s Letters to God, one young girl wrote: “Dear God, are boys better than girls? I know you are one, but try to be fair.” It’s an age-old question: what does God...
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Intentional About Intentions
Katie and Matt Proctor By Matt Proctor (From our series “The Best or Worst Advice I’ve Ever Received.”) I worked for a time at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, and in a talk with...
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The Lego Principle
By Matt Proctor Several years ago, two of my nephews accompanied their mom on a visit to a friend’s house. Ben was 8. Brian was 6. Their mother’s friend was a very neat lady, to the point of being...
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The Best Sermon I’ve Ever Heard
By Arron Chambers Christian leaders, some of them preachers themselves, tell us about a sermon they can’t forget—and maybe you won’t either. (from left) Geoff Surratt, Ruth T. Reyes, and David Smith...
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Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership
By Matt Proctor Why do some leaders fail? The answers often lie below the “waterline.” The Brooklyn Bridge is a New York City icon, but during its construction, controversy arose. It seemed to the...
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My Theology and My Leadership
By Matt Proctor A few years ago, I was asked to give a class lecture on “how my theology affects my leadership.” What a helpful exercise! I tried to dig beneath the surface of my leadership practices...
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