Mid-America Blog

My seminary experience began in January 1988. Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary was really the only school in which I was interested. Their emphasis on the Bible as the Word of God, on missions, and on evangelism struck a chord that still resonates within me today. One of my very first experiences sharing the Gospel came […]

In late November 2024, Dr. Michael Spradlin, President of Mid-America Seminary and College, led a team from Mid-America on a missions trip to Cameroon, Africa. Each day, he reported on the day’s highlights in a blog article. Below is a synopsis of these stories along with links to each of his original daily blog posts […]

Editor’s note: Many people want to share their faith, they just are not sure how to begin and what to say. This extremely practical guidance on how to make the approach in soul-winning was written by Mid-America’s founder and former President, the late Dr, B. Gray Allison several decades ago. But it is still just […]

It was the hardest four years of my life. It was also, however, the most rewarding years of my life. My pregnant wife, 1-year-old son, and I moved to Memphis in 1984 to begin my seminary education. We left four years later with five children (including one set of twins) to serve with the North […]

Like Father, Like Son By Michael*Jacob’s father, Mid-America alumnus, MDIV, 1978 India, 623 million—LOST. Japan, 110 million—LOST.…” Dr. B. Gray Allison, founding President of Mid-America, must have mentioned every nation on earth in our Personal Evangelism class. He said the nation’s name followed by the word “LOST.” That first semester at Mid-America set the tone […]

A recent Mid-America graduate tells the story of her calling to and equipping for the international mission field, uniquely using the Mid-America Alma Mater as the outline for her inspiring story.