Phone: 314.434.4044
Email: faculty@covenantseminary.edu
Dr. Brad Matthews
Vice President of Academics
Associate Professor of New Testament
Dr. Brad Matthews joined the New Testament department of our faculty in 2008. He served as the Director of Field Education from 2009 to 2017 and as Dean of Faculty from 2021 to 2025. He recently assumed the responsibility to serve as Vice President of Academics in August 2025.
Dr. Matthews began his professional life as a mechanical engineer before discerning the Lord’s calling to ministry in the church and academy. His doctoral research was completed under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Barton and Prof. John Barclay on the nature of Christian maturity. He has presented papers and published on the topics of Christian maturity and interpretive issues in Colossians. He is currently working on a popular version of his thesis as well as co-authoring an expository commentary.
Dr. Matthews’s deep love for the church led him to serve in several different roles in the past between Texas A&M University.
Education
PhD [New Testament Studies]
Durham University
Durham, England
MA [Theological Research]
Durham University
Durham, England
MDiv
Covenant Theological Seminary
St. Louis, MO
BS [Mechanical Engineering]
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Faculty member since 2008
Select Courses
New Testament Exegesis
New Testament History & Theology
Acts & Pauline Epistles
Counseling in the Church II