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Dr. Michael Spradlin, President of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, is only the second person to have served as the President of Mid-America. Dr. Spradlin was appointed to the office in 1997. Before then, he served as Director of the North East Campus of Mid-America in Schenectady, New York. A gifted speaker and preacher of God’s Word, Dr. Spradlin also hosts the Live by the Word podcast, a verse-by-verse study of books of the Bible.
Dr. Spradlin’s formal training began at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, where he earned a B.A. He continued his education at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Memphis, Tennessee, earning a M.Div. and a Ph.D. with his major field of study being in Old Testament and Hebrew.
Dr. Spradlin is married to Lee Ann and they have three children: David, Thomas, and Laura Beth. He is a committed member of Faith Baptist Church, but spends many Sundays as a guest preacher at churches throughout the country.
Dr. Bradley Thompson was saved at the age of nine 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 Seminary (2001) and an EdD from Columbia University (2014). Before joining the Mid-America faculty and staff in June 1998, he served as a youth minister in a Memphis area church and as executive pastor of three churches, two in Georgia and one in Tennessee.
Dr. Thompson married his childhood sweetheart, Susan Hampton, in 1982. They have four adult children: Nathan, who is married, Sarah, Stephen and Hannah.
Dr. Thompson serves as Executive Vice President, Dean of the College at Mid-America, Professor of Christian Education, and Chairman of the Department of Christian Education. He is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, the International Honor Society in Education, and the Society of Professors of Christian Education and writes on the topics of learning, education, and leadership.
