Our Authors

• Chad Ragsdale

  Books: Holy Grit, The Disciple's Mind

  Chad Ragsdale is the academic dean at Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri, where he also teaches apologetics, philosophy, and biblical interpretation. Read more from Chad at chadragsdale.com.

• Daniel McCoy

  Books:The Disciple's Mind, The Disciple Making Grandparent

  Daniel is the editorial director for Renew.org as well as an online adjunct instructor for Ozark Christian College. He has a bachelor’s in theology (Ozark Christian College), master of arts in apologetics (Veritas International University), and PhD in theology (North-West University, South Africa). He is the general editor of the Popular Handbook of World Religions, author of Mirage: 5 Things People Want From God That Don't Exist, and co-author with Norman Geisler of The Atheist's Fatal Flaw.

• Matt Proctor

  Book: Finish Line Faith, Victorious Forever

  Matt Proctor is president of Ozark Christian College (Joplin, Missouri). He has served as a youth minister, preaching minister, and college professor. With a passion for Christian education, he has dedicated his life to equipping the church with trained leaders. He thanks God for his wife, Katie, and their six children.

• David Upchurch

  Book: The Disciple Making Grandparent

  David Upchurch serves as a regional church relations officer at Ozark Christian College. As a Lincoln grad, David served churches in Illinois and Kentucky for 32 years. David and his wife, Cindy, have three adult children and six grandchildren.