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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

Mid-America Dean of the Adrian Rogers Center for Biblical Preaching Dr. David L. Allen joined fellow professor and Chairman of the Mid-America Biblical Counseling Department Dr. John Babler for two podcast episodes. The episodes center around burnout and how to avoid it as well as the general topic of biblical counseling ..read more

Today, and particularly in Mozambique and Portuguese-speaking countries of Africa, there is the need for equipping leaders in an urgent and rapidly changing world. Passing the baton in a meaningful way calls for adequate preparation. Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary invested in our lives to make such a difference and impact leaders in our context of ministry ..read more

Today, and particularly in Mozambique and Portuguese-speaking countries of Africa, there is the need for equipping leaders in an urgent and rapidly changing world. Passing the baton in a meaningful way calls for adequate preparation. Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary invested in our lives to make such a difference and impact leaders in our context of ministry ..read more

Mid-America recently revitalized the “Adrian Rogers Center for Biblical Preaching,” which was bolstered by three momentous events: 1) Dr. David L. Allen joining the faculty as Mid-America’s Distinguished Professor of Practical Theology and Dean of the Adrian Rogers Center for Biblical Preaching; 2) The announcement of a new 30,000-volume Preaching Library at Mid-America; and 3) The revival of the Adrian Rogers Preaching Conference ..read more

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 ..read more