A native Texan, I have lived also in Montana, Colorado, North Carolina, and now Tennessee. Sharayah and I will soon celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary, and we have a 4-year-old son and a 1-year-old daughter. Our children keep our home filled with energy, laughter, and immense joy. The exuberant family dog, a Maltese-Poodle, completes the […]
Dr. Bradley C. Thompson was saved at age 9 at the First Southern Baptist Church of San Diego, California. He was called into Gospel ministry at age 17 and later earned a BA in Biblical Studies from Criswell College (1984), an MDIV from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary (1988), a PhD from The Southern Baptist Theological […]
Betsy Wade serves as Executive Assistant to the President; Director of International Student Affairs; PDSO. Betsy is married to Jason and they have three children. Betsy and her family attend First Baptist Church in Millington, Tennessee. Her new favorite verse is “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; […]
Carol Wilson has been with Mid-America since September 2004. She began as an assistant to Dr. Jimmy Millikin and Dr. David Skinner and also served as an assistant to the Registrar, Mrs. Louise Burnett. After only one year, she was promoted to the position of Administrative Assistant to the Academic Vice President, where she served […]
Karen Nelson began working for MABTS in 2007. She has served in many areas during her tenure here including DMin, Practical Missions, Institutional Assessment, Student Records, assisting the President Emeritus, and assisting the Academic Vice President. She currently serves as Director of Human Resources and Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice President and Dean of […]
Dr. Redd was born in Tyler, Texas, where he went to First Baptist Church every time the doors were open. At age 9 he received Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and Lord. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University in 1982 and followed with a Master of Business Administration from The […]
Dr. Sandiford was born and raised in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. After high school, Dr. Sandiford was stationed in New York while serving in the U.S. Army as an infantryman with the 10th Mountain Division, and he was deployed to Panama and Belize. Upon the end of his enlistment, Dr. Sandiford worked for New York State […]
Michael R. Spradlin, PhD, President of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, received a BA from Ouachita Baptist University, and an MDIV and PhD from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. He has a versatile ministry background that includes preaching, teaching, church planting, military chaplaincy, and many international and North American mission trips. In addition to serving as the […]