To those who knew Emmitt McKenzie when his life was clouded by drugs, alcohol, and turmoil, seeing him enrolled in seminary, active in church, and now the author of an evangelistic book may seem a most unlikely surprise. The dramatic change, though—however improbable by human standards—is a tool God is using now to reach the lost with the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.
As Paul passed along his legacy and mission to his young protégé, Timothy, so Dr. B. Gray Allison and the Seminary trustees have passed the mantle to the next generation. Fifty years later, the legacy of faithfulness endures.
Mid-America is pleased to share an episode of the Kirby Woods Podcast in which Mid-America alumnus Jared Kress, Senior Pastor of Kirby Woods Baptist Church, Memphis, interviews his former professor, Dr. Matt Akers.
Gleaned from decades of preaching and teaching preaching, Dr. David L. Allen provides a list of resources for preparing sermons when preaching through books of The Bible.
Dr. Brad Thompson, Dean of The College at Mid-America, says, “Think of our philosophy in terms of A-B-C: affordable, biblically focused, and connected to the world.”
Every decade of the history of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary brought change and challenges.
At The College at Mid-America, we’re graduating future business leaders who implement business and leadership principles from a biblical worldview. We are graduating men and women who have seen the impact Christian leaders can have on their business and the people with whom they work.
Mid-America has begun its second prison ministry, establishing a fully accredited degree program at the Limon Correctional Facility in Limon, Colorado. The article below is an update from Dr. D. L. Jones, Director of the Colorado Prison Initiative.
Shawn Snyder is the Lead Pastor of Living Hope Church in Medford, Oregon, and works as a Regional Equipper for Send Network. He earned his MDIV from Mid-America in 2009.
When you graduate from Mid-America, you join a global family that magnifies your ministry for life.