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Important Announcement from Ozark Christian College and Lincoln Christian University
Date: October 12, 2023After months of prayerful discussion, today OCC President Matt Proctor and Lincoln Christian University President Silas McCormick announced important next steps for both institutions. Read their joint statement below.
President's Letter , 2023-2024 -
Help Keep Ozark Messy
Date: October 1, 2023In 1999, with kid #3 on the way, Katie and I bought a house, not fancy but clean. (I grew up in a very neat home, and I still like tidy.) In 2007, with kid #6 on the way, we knocked out the back wall, added on, and it’s never been clean since.
President's Letter , 2023-2024 -
$5.9 Million Goal Achieved
Date: September 16, 2023My wife Katie and I have six kids, and when we completed a family project—clearing trees, building a shed, putting up fence—we celebrated. This almost always involved ice cream.
President's Letter , 2023-2024 -
Some Places Are Made for Matchmaking
Date: June 15, 2023I laughed out loud at the headline: “Bible College to Provide Complimentary Wives to Unmarried Ministry Graduates.”
President's Letter , 2022-2023 -
A Middle-Aged Man, Middle C, and the Middle East: How One Bible Promise Ties Them All Together
Date: March 15, 2023My 29-year-old son Luke sent me a book last week: From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks. The book’s subtitle? Finding Success and Purpose in the Second Half of Life. But the back cover suggests an alternate subtitle: The Good News About Your Inevitable Decline.
President's Letter , 2022-2023 -
A Life-Changing Lesson
Date: December 15, 2022This is the story of a tall, dark-haired German…a short, Missouri redhead…a big, silver dishwasher...and a life-changing lesson.
President's Letter , 2022-2023 -
Alaska Fishermen, Police Officers, Coal Miners, and...a Bible College President?
Date: October 15, 2022If there were a reality TV show about a Bible college president, would you watch it?
President's Letter , 2022-2023 -
How a Helicopter Hat Shapes Kingdom Leaders
Date: August 1, 2022I’ll call this story, “How a Helicopter Hat Shapes Kingdom Leaders,” and before the story begins, here’s where it ends: I’ll ask for your help in covering more kingdom leaders’ heads.
President's Letter , 2022-2023 -
March Forth: A Tribute to Gail Boatman
Date: July 7, 2022In the entry hallway of the Proctor house stands a beautiful wood tea cart which, before it was gifted to us, belonged to former OCC First Lady Gail Boatman.
President's Letter , 2022-2023