Matthew D. Kim, PhD

Education

• PhD, University of Edinburgh

• MTh, University of Edinburgh

• MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

• BA, Carleton College

Research Interests

• Pastoral Leadership
• Pastoral Ministry
• Homiletics
• Ecclesiology
• Congregational Studies

Courses Taught

• PhD in Preaching Seminars

• Preaching I

• Leadership for Congregational Ministry

Publication Highlights

• Hopeful for Spring: How God Meets Us When We Hit Rock Bottom (under review)
• The Ministry Mentors: Best Practices for Pastoral Leaders (co-author, Baker Academic, 2030) 
• Choose People: A Christian Approach to Difficult Relationships (Eerdmans, 2029)
• Chasing Holograms: Redefining and Reforming Our Christian Identity (Zondervan Academic, 2028) 
• Preaching with Emotional Intelligence: Reconnecting Pastors, Pulpits, and People (Baker Academic, 2027) 
• Ready to Preach: An Introduction to Homiletics (Baker Academic, 2026) 
• Becoming a Friendlier Church: A Pathway to Genuine Community (Baker Books, 2026) 
• We Follow Christ: Helping Women to Discern God’s Call (co-editor, Baylor University Press, 2025) 
• What’s God Saying Here?: How to Navigate Awkward, Troubling, and Bizarre Passages We Would Rather Skip (co-author, Zondervan Reflective, 2025) 
• Preaching to a Divided Nation: A Seven-Step Model for Promoting Reconciliation and Unity (co-author, Baker Academic, 2022) 
• Preaching to People in Pain: How Suffering Can Shape Your Sermons and Connect with Your Congregation (Baker Academic, 2021) 
• The Big Idea Companion for Preaching and Teaching: A Guide from Genesis to Revelation (co-editor, Baker Academic, 2021) 
• Preaching to Possible Selves: A Contextual Homiletic for Second Generation Korean Americans, Second Edition (Peter Lang, 2021)
• A Little Book for New Preachers: Why and How to Study Homiletics (IVP Academic, 2020) 
• 7 Lessons for New Pastors: Your First Year in Ministry, Second Edition (Cascade, 2020) 
• Finding Our Voice: A Vision for Asian North American Preaching (co-author, Lexham, 2020) 
• Homiletics and Hermeneutics: Four Views of Preaching Today (co-editor, Baker Academic, 2018) 
• No Program but Time, No Book but the Bible: Reflections on Mentoring and Discipleship in Honor of Scott M. Gibson (Wipf and Stock, 2018) 
• Preaching with Cultural Intelligence: Understanding the People Who Hear Our Sermons (Baker Academic, 2017) 
• 7 Lessons for New Pastors: Your First Year in Ministry (Chalice, 2012) 
• Preaching to Second Generation Korean Americans: Towards a Possible Selves Contextual Homiletic (Peter Lang, 2007) 

About Dr. Kim

Matthew D. Kim is professor of Preaching and Pastoral Leadership, holder of the George W. Truett Endowed Chair in Preaching and Evangelism, and director of the PhD in Preaching program at Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary. 

Before joining the Truett faculty in 2022, Dr. Kim taught at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary for ten years as the George F. Bennett Professor of Preaching and Practical Theology, serving as the director of the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching and as director of Mentored Ministry. Before starting his teaching ministry, Dr. Kim served in pastoral ministry as a senior pastor, college minister, and youth pastor in Colorado and Massachusetts. 

A past president of the Evangelical Homiletics Society, Dr. Kim serves on the editorial board of The Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society. He is a member of the Evangelical Homiletics Society and a senior fellow of the Center for Pastor Theologians. He has been invited to lecture, preach, and teach at many churches, colleges, and seminaries across North America. He’s also been a guest on numerous podcasts, including “The Holy Post,” “Church Pulse Weekly,” and “The Two Cities.” 

Dr. Kim is the award-winning author and editor of many books, including Ready to Preach, Becoming a Friendlier Church, What’s God Saying Here?, We Follow Christ, Preaching to People in Pain, The Big Idea Companion for Preaching and Teaching, Preaching with Cultural Intelligence, and Preaching to a Divided Nation. Additionally, he has published 85 articles and chapters in various journals, magazines, and edited volumes. 

Dr. Kim has four books under contract: Preaching with Emotional Intelligence: Reconnecting Pastors, Pulpits, and People (Baker Academic), Chasing Holograms: Redefining and Reforming Our Christian Identity (Zondervan Academic), Choose People: A Christian Approach to Difficult Relationships (Eerdmans), and The Ministry Mentors: Best Practices for Pastoral Leaders (Baker Academic).

A native of Illinois, he is a Chicago sports fan and enjoys playing basketball. He is married to Sarah and they have three sons. He and his family are active members of Highland Baptist Church in Waco, Texas.