Oct 9, 2026
Mid-America Missions Week 2026
by Mid-America Communications
Aug 31, 2026
How Do You Address an LGBTQ+ Person or Couple Who Wants to Join Your Church?
by Dr. John Babler, Chairman of the Biblical Counseling Department; Professor of Biblical Counseling
By Dr. John Babler,
Chairman of the Biblical Counseling Department; Professor of Biblical Counseling
If a person or couple who identifies as LGBTQ+ seeks to join your church, recognize it as an opportunity. It might seem intimidating or uncomfortable, but it is truly an opportunity. As long as an LGBTQ+ individual or couple is open to being in a relationship with us and willing to attend our church, the opportunity to share and demonstrate the Gospel continues.
Feb 26, 2026
How Do You Do Evangelism in Today’s Isolated, Privacy-Minded Culture?
by Dr. John Charping, Chairman of the Missions Department; Associate Professor of Missions and Theology
By Dr. John Charping, Chairman of the Missions Department; Associate Professor of Missions and Theology
Today’s culture appears to be more isolated from personal interaction than ever before. While technology has made access to people more immediate, it has also affected face-to-face interactions. Given these realities, how should churches do evangelism in today’s isolated, privacy-minded culture?
Nov 20, 2025
Contend for the Faith
by Wayne Cornett, PhD Chairman of the New Testament Department; Associate Professor of New Testament and Greek, and Theology
By Wayne Cornett, PhD Chairman of the New Testament Department; Associate Professor of New Testament and Greek, and Theology
Christians have a biblical mandate to “contend for the faith” (Jude 3). A fully-equipped apologetic approach functions as both the defense and the offense in the battle for Gospel Truth. And a biblical worldview is the standard bearer in contending for the faith.
Feb 21, 2025
Let the Little Children Come
by Samuel Hunt, 4th-year bachelor student at Mid-America College
A Mid-America College student thinks small and ends up with big results As a student at Mid-America College, my experience in Mid-America’s Practical Missions has been joyful and fulfilling. I know I am doing the Lord’s will in my life. Additionally, attending a school that views Matthew 28:19–20 as a command and not a suggestion […]
Jan 20, 2025
Practical Missions Lights the Way to Ministry
by Tim Hobbs, Mid-America alumnus, MDIV, 1992; Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Branch, Arkansas
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 […]
Nov 26, 2024
How to Engage in Personal Witnessing
by Dr. B. Gray Allison, the late Founder and former President of Mid-America
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 […]
May 8, 2024
Mid-America Passion Play Witnesses 41 Professions of Faith
by Mid-America Communications
The 2024 Mid-America Passion Play saw 41 souls saved through our annual Easter production.
Jan 18, 2024
Sermons Preached: The Oft Overlooked Part of Mid-America’s Practical Missions Report
by John Charping, PhD, Chairman of the Missions Department
Mid-America has always held the conviction that students must not delay putting into practice what is being taught in the classroom until after graduation. Through its practical missions programs—Witness One:Seven for the Seminary and the GO! Program for the College—students make the immediate connection between the classroom and contemporary ministry.
Sep 14, 2023
“To All the World” Begins Across the Street
by Larry A. Thompson, Mid-America Alumnus, MDIV, 1995
Practical missions infuse the very DNA of Mid-America, marking a passion ignited by our founder, Dr. B. Gray Allison, whose soul-winning exploits challenged generations. Fifty years later, Mid-America President Dr. Michael Spradlin and the faculty still carry the torch for personal evangelism. It’s one of the hallmarks of Mid-America that sets us apart.