I grew up in the mountains of western North Carolina and was raised in a Christian home where I surrendered my life to Christ at an early age. In my 20s I worked as a land surveyor and eventually earned my professional license. I also participated in several missions trips with my local church and […]
Keundra Bowen enrolled as a student at Mid-America in 2020 and began serving as Registrar in 2024. She’s the oldest of six siblings. She likes playing basketball for fun and exercise. She served at a women’s recovery ministry for over four years. She thanks God for His faithfulness and for providing the way to salvation […]
Tony has been married to Queenie Watts for 26 years and has four children and two grandchildren. He is retired from the Shelby County Government Division of Corrections after 26 years of service. Tony worked for Clean Memphis as a Sweeps coordinator, and Central Employment Opportunity as Diem site supervisor (CEO). He attended Knoxville and […]
Dr. John Charping serves as the Chairman of the Missions Department and is an Associate Professor of Missions and Theology. Currently, Dr. Charping serves as the pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church of Germantown, a 2019 church plant. His personal travel includes Honduras, Argentina, Trinidad & Tobago, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Dr. Charping […]
David L. Allen serves as Distinguished Professor of Practical Theology and Dean of the Adrian Rogers Center for Preaching at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Allen was formerly the Distinguished Professor of Preaching and Director of the Southwestern Center for Expository Preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He was previously Dean […]
Tell us about your personal background, testimony, and family. I grew up in North Texas with a loving family. At 16 years of age, I professed Jesus as my Lord and Savior after a season of studying the book of Romans. Soon after becoming a follower of Jesus, the Lord created a desire in me […]
Al Santos grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, California. Right after high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served eight years at Edwards AFB, California, where he met his wife Desireé. Al has more than 20 years of information technology experience in systems engineering, architecture, and software development working in […]
Tell us about your personal background, testimony, and family. I am originally from Tampa, Florida, and I come from a great family with loving parents and three brothers and two sisters. I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior right before I started high school and am eternally grateful for the people in my local […]