Category: Blog

Guest Podcast: Pastor Jared Kress Interviews Mid-America Professor Dr. Matt Akers

by Mid-America Communications

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.

Tools for Preaching Through Books of The Bible

by Dr. David L. Allen, Distinguished Professor and Dean of the Adrian Rogers Center for Biblical Preaching

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.

The College at Mid-America Emphasizes A-B-C

by Dr. Brad Thompson, Dean, The College at Mid-America

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.”

Legacy & Light

by Michael R. Spradlin, PhD, President, Mid-America

Every decade of the history of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary brought change and challenges.

Removing the Nots and Connecting the Dots of Contemporary Leadership

by Randy Redd, PhD, Vice President for Finance and Operations, CFO

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.

The Need for Changing Prison Culture

by D. L. Jones, PhD, Director of the Colorado Prison Initiative

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.

Mid-America Alum Impacting the Northwest

by Shawn Snyder, Lead Pastor of Living Hope Church in Medford, Oregon, and Mid-America Alumnus

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.

Mid-America for Life—Alumni

by Larry A. Thompson, Mid-America Alumnus, MDIV, 1995

When you graduate from Mid-America, you join a global family that magnifies your ministry for life.

A Forever Family of Friends

by Mary Hannah Mark, Assistant to the Director of Student Life

When a friend and mentor recommended Mid-America as affordable, biblically sound, and having an undergrad program, I enrolled for one semester until I could make other arrangements. I came to class out of desperation to stay in school, but I stayed at Mid-America because of the community.

The Foundation of the Mid-America Family

by Mid-America Communications

Barry and Sherri Griffith have been faithful members of the Mid-America family for 23 years. Mid-America’s commitments to the Gospel and to the inerrancy and sufficiency of the Scriptures are what knit their hearts to Mid-America.