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For the Church National Conference Highlights the Work of God’s Word

Midwestern Seminary welcomed pastors, ministry leaders, and students to Kansas City on September 28–29 for the 2026 For the Church National Conference. Centered on the theme “The Work of the Word,” the conference encouraged attendees to trust the power, sufficiency, and enduring authority of Scripture in every part of the Christian life and ministry.
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Midwestern Seminary and Spurgeon College Students Serve on Mission Around the World

Midwestern Seminary and Spurgeon College students spent the summer proclaiming the gospel, strengthening local churches, and serving ministry partners across the world through a faculty-led mission trip to the Philippines and deployments with the Fusion missions program.
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Midwestern Seminary Announces First Baptist Jacksonville Endowed Chair of Biblical Counseling

Midwestern Seminary is pleased to announce the establishment of the First Baptist Jacksonville Endowed Chair of Biblical Counseling. The endowed chair represents a long-standing partnership between First Baptist Jacksonville and Midwestern Seminary to prepare men and women who will counsel God’s Word faithfully within the local church.
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Thomas Kidd and Byron Johnson Discuss book, ‘The Death of Religion?’ at Midwestern Seminary

Midwestern Seminary hosted a conversation on September 15 between Thomas S. Kidd and Byron R. Johnson on their new book, 'The Death of Religion?: Nones, Others, and the Flourishing of Faith.'
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Allen calls Midwestern Seminary community to “Run to Win” at fall 2026 convocation

Midwestern Seminary and Spurgeon College celebrated the beginning of the academic year during its 2026 Fall Convocation on Sept. 1.
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MBTS, Spurgeon College faculty release several new books

This year, multiple faculty members from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College have published new books exploring a range of themes—including pastoral mentorship, the classical virtues, ancient Christian approaches to reading Scripture, Charles Spurgeon’s teaching on prayer, and much more.
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Incoming Spurgeon College student Benjamin Speidel dies during missions training week

Incoming Spurgeon College student Benjamin Speidel unexpectedly collapsed on Saturday, Aug. 15, while participating in missions training week and, after being transferred to a local hospital, passed away.
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Fusion Students Return from Overseas Service, Commit to Lifelong Disciple-Making

Family members, friends, and members of the Midwestern Seminary and Spurgeon College community gathered to celebrate the overseas service of Fusion students during the 2026 Fusion Commitment Ceremony.
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MBTS mission team trains local believers, shares gospel in Ecuador

A team from Midwestern Seminary spent 10 days in Manta, Ecuador, partnering with a local church to train believers in evangelism and proclaim the gospel throughout the surrounding community. Led by Joe Allen III, assistant professor of missions, the team traveled May 29–June 7 with Midwestern students Jason Reyna, Adam Collins, and Tasha Vipond, along with Tim Hutchins, a member of Fellowship of Grace Church in Parkville, Missouri.
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Midwestern Seminary’s Allen highlights growth, commitments, Spurgeon Library in report at SBC annual meeting

Midwestern Seminary President Jason K. Allen delivered his 14th report to messengers of the Southern Baptist Convention on June 10, highlighting the institution’s commitment to faithful stewardship, confessional fidelity, and service to Southern Baptist churches.
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New Mexico Children’s Home offering seminary for houseparents

Some ideas are so simple, so needed and so good, it’s hard to figure out why it took so long to think of them. Serenity Richard had that response earlier this year. As executive director of the New Mexico Baptist Children’s Home, she was well-aware of the challenges for houseparents to establish loving, safe homes for traumatized children. One day, someone brought it up to her. Could the organization help pay for seminary training for houseparents?
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Todd Chipman Releases 10 Questions About the Bible with Crossway

Midwestern Seminary celebrated the release of 10 Questions About the Bible: 30 Devotions for Kids, Teens, and Families, a new devotional resource by Todd Chipman, associate professor of biblical studies and dean of graduate studies at Midwestern Seminary. Published by Crossway, this release is part of the “10 Questions” series, which is designed to help young readers engage foundational Christian truths.

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