Mark Matlock

Who is Mark Matlock?

Mark Matlock is the founder and president of WisdomWorks Ministries. He is an ordained minister and youth pastor who lives in Dallas. He coauthored the book Dirty Faith with Audio Adrenaline. He also wrote Freshman: The College Student's Guide to Developing Wisdom. In this book, Matlock gives the following definition for wisdom: "the human capacity to understanding life from God's perspective"; in the book Lost in Transition: Becoming Spiritually Prepared for College, Tommy McGregor praised Matlock's definition for recognizing that "true wisdom comes from God." Matlock spoke at the 2006 Creation Festival, the world's biggest Christian music festival. He also spoke to an audience of 11,000 Christian youth at DCLA that year. In 2011, he spoke at the Nazarene Youth Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. On the night of March 14, and the day of March 15, 2014, Mark became the preacher for Planet Wisdom, which included four other people: Rock Star Singer Chris Coleman, The Skit Guys, and Heather Flies.