Gray Allison,[2] possessed a commitment to biblical inerrancy, expository preaching, and the Great Commission that continues to permeate the school today.
[4] The following year, it was moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, and the name was changed to Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, and it began classes with four professors and 28 students.
These hallmarks have set the school apart from other institutions and guided the faculty, students, and alumni in their training and ministries.
The school continued to grow in the 1990s, reaching the milestones of awarding 1,000 academic degrees by 1991 and witnessing 100,000 professions of faith by 1994 through its distinctive Practical Missions program.
Mid-America strives to maintain distinctive benefits to its students by offering the following unique advantages:[15] Mid-America currently offers 39 degree programs and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees.