A Distinctive Faculty

A select group of men and women who have proven themselves faithful to God’s Word in God’s work.

Every faculty member accepts the plenary verbal inspiration of the Bible.
Every faculty member is a faithful witness for Jesus Christ.
Every faculty member is an active member of a cooperating Southern Baptist church.
Every faculty member holds an earned doctorate in his or her field.
Every faculty member is available for counseling with students.

Faculty

Michael R. Spradlin
President; Chairman and Professor of the Evangelism Department; Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, Practical Theology, Missions, and Church History. BA, Ouachita Baptist University; MDiv, PhD, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary.

Bradley C. Thompson
Executive Vice President; Chief Academic Officer; Dean of Mid-America College; Chairman and Professor of the Christian Ministries Department; Professor of Education and Leadership. BA, The Criswell College; MDiv, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary; DMin, Luther Rice Seminary; PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; EdD, Columbia University.

Michael P. Mewborn
Vice President of Student Life;  Dean of the Seminary; Chairman of the Theology and Church History Department; Professor of Practical Theology. BA, University of South Florida; MDiv, PhD, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary.

Randy Redd
Vice President for Finance and Operations/Institutional Advancement; Chief Financial Officer, Professor of Business Administration and Management. BBA, Baylor University; MBA, the University of Texas at Tyler; PhD, Sullivan University.

Soo Geun Song 
Vice President of Institutional Assessment; Distinguished Professor of Research. BA, Seoul National University; MPA, University of Georgia; MDiv, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary; DPA, University of Georgia.

Matthew R. Akers
Associate Dean of the Seminary; Director of the Hispanic Institute, Chairman and Associate Professor of the Old Testament Department; Associate Professor of Hebrew, New Testament, Greek,  Biblical Counseling, and Missions. AA, BA, Central Baptist College; MDiv, PhD, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary.

Candi Finch
Associate Dean of Mid-America College; Director of Admissions; Dean of Women; Associate Professor of Women’s Studies in Theology. BA, University of South Florida; MDiv, PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

David L. Allen
Dean of the Adrian Rogers Center for Biblical Preaching; Distinguished Professor of Practical Theology; BA, Criswell College; MDiv, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; PhD, the University of Texas at Arlington.

John Babler
Chairman and Professor of the Biblical Counseling Department; MA, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; MSSW, the University of Texas at Arlington; PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

John Charping
Chairman and Associate Professor of the Missions Department; BA, North Greenville University; MDiv, PhD, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary.

Z. Scott Colter
Director of Strategic Initiatives; Assistant Professor of Practical Theology. BA, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Advanced MDiv, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; PhD, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary.

Wayne E. Cornett
Chairman and Associate Professor of the New Testament and Greek Department. BA, Andersonville Baptist Seminary; MDiv, PhD, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary.

John Hofecker
Director of Institutional Assessment; Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling and Theology. BA, The College at Southwestern; MDiv, PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Daniel L. Jones
Director of the Colorado Prison Initiative, Assistant Professor of Practical Theology, Old Testament and Hebrew, New Testament and Greek. BA, Leavell College; Mdiv, PhD, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary.

R. Kirk Kilpatrick
Professor Emeritus of Old Testament and Hebrew. BA, University of Memphis; MDiv, PhD, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary.

T. Van McClain
Research Librarian; Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew. BA, Dallas Baptist College; MDiv, PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; MLS, State University of New York.

Stephen R. Miller
Professor Emeritus of the Department of Old Testament and Hebrew. BS, Union University; ThM, PhD, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary.

Linda Mitchell
Director of Academic Services; Professor of Communication. BS, MS, Mississippi State University; MFA, Spalding University; PhD, Mississippi State University.

Zachary Sandiford
Director of Operations and Security; Assistant Professor of Practical Theology, Missions, and Church History; BS, State University of New York College at Oneonta; MDiv, PhD, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary.

David G. Shackelford
Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Greek. BSE, University of Arkansas; MDiv, PhD, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary.

Mark E. Thompson
Director of the Arkansas Prison Initiative; Assistant Professor of Church History, Theology, and Missions. BS, Crichton College; MDiv, PhD, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary.