May 28, 2025

Colorado Prison Initiative Reaching Unreached People Group

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

Did you know that incarcerated people are becoming an unreached people group? In Colorado, over 17,700 people are incarcerated as of April 2025. Approximately 95% of this population will be released on parole at some point in their life. While this may seem encouraging at first glance, the recidivism rate has been steadily rising since […]

Apr 28, 2025

Advice for Interim Pastors

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

This blog article was originally published on PreachingCoach.com, a coaching, mentorship, and encouragement ministry for pastors and ministry leaders, born out of David L. Allen Ministries. Dr. David L. Allen serves as Mid-America’s Distinguished Professor of Practical Theology and Dean of the Adrian Rogers Center for Biblical Preaching. I have had the joy of serving as an interim pastor […]

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 […]

Dec 4, 2024

Dr. Mike Spradlin’s Week in Cameroon: Courage, Culture, and the Gospel

by Dr. Michael Spradlin, President, Mid-America Seminary and College

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 […]

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 […]

Oct 17, 2024

Missions in the USA

by Dr. Scott Morie, Mid-America Alumnus, MDIV, 1987

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 […]

Sep 19, 2024

Missions: the DNA of a Family and a School

by Mid-America alumni, Michael* and Jacob*

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 […]

Aug 26, 2024

To All the World for Jesus’ Sake

by Annie Rose*, recent Mid-America graduate

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.

Jul 18, 2024

A Great Pursuit to Fulfill the Great Commission

by Dr. Paul Chitwood, President, International Mission Board, SBC

Special guest blog by Dr. Paul Chitwood, President, International Mission Board, SBC. From the Great Commission to the Great Multitude, we as Southern Baptists have united for nearly 180 years in a Great Pursuit of those who have yet to hear the Good News of the Gospel. Mid-America alumni have long walked the paths to global mission fields in obedience to our Lord and in partnership with the International Mission Board.