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Professional musician and minister, Daniel Bailey, will lead BSK Community Prayers
Daniel Bailey, a BSK student who is a longtime professional musician, will be leading BSK's weekly Community Prayers session this Wednesday, March 29. Daniel also serves Associate Pastor at Latonia Baptist Church in Northern Kentucky. To hear some of Daniel's music,...

Register today for the BSK Banquet
BSK's annual banquet, which happens each year in conjunction with CBF of Kentucky's Spring Gathering, will be held on Friday, April 28, 2023 at 5:30 PM, Eastern Time. This year's Spring Gathering and Banquet will be held at First Baptist Church in Middlesboro, KY. For...

Whitaker teaches on “WWJD: What White Jesus Did”
Rev. Erica Whitaker, Associate Director of BSK's Institute of Black Church Studies, will be leading in several events with Simmons College of Kentucky and St. Stephen Church in Louisville, KY next week. Check out the events below, and join if you are in the area!...

Baptist News Global highlights BSK’s Hinson Lectures
Baptist News Global has highlighted BSK's Hinson Lectures! This past Monday, March 6, Dr. Amos Yong from Fuller Theological Seminary examined the theme of “Christian Witness to/with Others in the 2020s: Apostolic Soundings Then & Now.” from the perspective of...

BSK researches changes in how children’s and youth ministries are led
How does your congregation handle ministry staff leadership for areas such as youth and children’s ministry? Baptist Seminary of Kentucky (BSK) is researching changes in how children's and youth ministries are being led in congregations. Please complete this brief...

Newly ordained BSK alumna serving as Chaplain Resident at Norton Healthcare
Rev. Janine Williams, BSK class of 2022, has started a position as a Chaplain Resident at Norton Healthcare in Louisville, KY. Janine will rotate through 5 of the Norton locations during her time as a resident. Congratulations, Janine! We are proud of you and happy...
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Professional musician and minister, Daniel Bailey, will lead BSK Community Prayers
Daniel Bailey, a BSK student who is a longtime professional musician, will be leading BSK's weekly Community Prayers session this Wednesday, March 29. Daniel also serves Associate Pastor at Latonia Baptist Church in Northern Kentucky. To hear some of Daniel's music,...
Register today for the BSK Banquet
BSK's annual banquet, which happens each year in conjunction with CBF of Kentucky's Spring Gathering, will be held on Friday, April 28, 2023 at 5:30 PM, Eastern Time. This year's Spring Gathering and Banquet will be held at First Baptist Church in Middlesboro, KY. For...
Whitaker teaches on “WWJD: What White Jesus Did”
Rev. Erica Whitaker, Associate Director of BSK's Institute of Black Church Studies, will be leading in several events with Simmons College of Kentucky and St. Stephen Church in Louisville, KY next week. Check out the events below, and join if you are in the area!...
Baptist News Global highlights BSK’s Hinson Lectures
Baptist News Global has highlighted BSK's Hinson Lectures! This past Monday, March 6, Dr. Amos Yong from Fuller Theological Seminary examined the theme of “Christian Witness to/with Others in the 2020s: Apostolic Soundings Then & Now.” from the perspective of...
BSK researches changes in how children’s and youth ministries are led
How does your congregation handle ministry staff leadership for areas such as youth and children’s ministry? Baptist Seminary of Kentucky (BSK) is researching changes in how children's and youth ministries are being led in congregations. Please complete this brief...
Newly ordained BSK alumna serving as Chaplain Resident at Norton Healthcare
Rev. Janine Williams, BSK class of 2022, has started a position as a Chaplain Resident at Norton Healthcare in Louisville, KY. Janine will rotate through 5 of the Norton locations during her time as a resident. Congratulations, Janine! We are proud of you and happy...
BSK highlights partnership with CBF Global in monthly Chapel service
Please join us for Chapel on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 10 AM, EST via Zoom. The Rev. Dr. Paul Baxley, Executive Coordinator, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, will be preaching. In Chapel, the seminary will be celebrating our partnership with the Cooperative Baptist...
BSK alumna soon to be ordained and start a new chaplaincy position
BSK alumna, Morgan Fritz, who graduated in 2021, will be ordained at Highland Park Baptist Church in Austin, TX, this Sunday, February 26. Soon after that, Morgan will begin a new chaplaincy position at Salina Regional Hospital in Salina, KS. We are excited for and...
Join us virtually for Community Prayers each Wednesday
Each Wednesday at 10 AM, EST, the BSK Community gathers via Zoom for Community Prayers. Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, February 22, 2023, as Dr. Steve Ivy, Professor of the Practice of Pastoral Care at BSK, leads us. Zoom information can be found here.
Levens observes and analyzes the Asbury revival alongside the long history of American revivals
Dr. Laura Levens, associate professor of Christian mission at BSK, visited the Asbury revival this week and wrote an article analyzing the revival alongside the long history of American revivals. She writes, "Ever since the first Great Awakening, one of the key...
BSK alumna to lead Community Prayers
BSK alumna, Rev. Sara Clarke Turpin, will lead Community Prayers this Wednesday, February 15 at 10 AM, EST. Community Prayers are held virtually and are open to anyone! Click here to access Zoom information. Sara, a 2013 graduate of BSK, is the Senior Pastor of...
Anthony Everett interviewed by FOX 56 News in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ murder
Rev. Dr. Anthony Everett, Project Coordinator for BSK's Siloam Project, was interviewed by FOX 56 News about the murder of Tyre Nichols. Anthony, a well known Lexington activist, made reference to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his efforts to fight against police...
BSK celebrates the work of advocacy for women in ministry and gender justice during Chapel
Please join us for Chapel on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 10:00 AM, Eastern time via Zoom. The Rev. Mary Elizabeth Hanchey, Associate Pastor, United Church of Chapel Hill (NC), will be preaching. In Chapel, the seminary will also be celebrating our partnership with...
Join BSK Chapel and Community Prayers from where you are
Each Wednesday at 10 AM, EST, BSK offers a Community Prayers session via Zoom, with Chapel being held once a month. All are invited to join for this time of community, reflection, and encouragement. The first Community Prayers session of 2023 will be led by Dr. John...
Registration now open for BSK’s annual Hinson Lectures featuring Dr. Amos Yong
On Monday, March 6, BSK will hold its annual Hinson Lectures. This year's lectures will be held at St. Stephen Church in Louisville, KY and will feature Dr. Amos Yong. Dr. Yong is Professor of Theology and Mission, and Dean of the School of Mission and Theology at...
BSK Cosby Scholars discuss MLK’s impact on today’s fight for racial justice
During the Fall 2022 semester, Dr. Lewis Brogdon, Executive Director of BSK's Institute for Black Church Studies and Associate Professor of Preaching and Black Church Studies, taught "The Life and Theology of Martin Luther King, Jr." In this class, students were given...
BSK alumnus works to support families’ financial stability amid the COVID-19 pandemic
We are so proud of BSK alumnus, Damon Horton, who serves as Community Impact Manager for the WayPoint Initiative. Damon was featured by Lex18 News for the important work he is doing to support families' financial stability throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here...
Whitaker offers egalitarian feminism as a way for churches to practice collective forgiveness
Rev. Erica Whitaker recently had her academic article, “Collective Forgiveness, Racism, and Patriarchy: The Challenge for US White Baptist Congregations” published in the Journal for European Baptist Studies. Read the abstract for the article below: "In his chapter on...
Anthony Everett reflects on how remembrance is necessary for repairing in “Advent Reflections on Reparations”
"New life and hope are remembered in southern plantations on stolen lands where stolen people had been forced to work without wages from sunup to sundown while living in squalor conditions. New life and hope are remembered in mass migrations and movements of Universal...
“‘Come’ : Advent’s Invitation” by BSK student Leigh Anne Armstrong
Below is a piece written by BSK student Leigh Anne Armstrong as well as two short choruses she wrote about the journey from Advent to Christmas. Read and listen below! I am told that “Advent” is taken from the Latin adventus, which is from the Greek word parousia,...