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When Floodwaters Wash Away… a Pastoral Prayer
Loving God, you desire for us the gift of connection. Your creation was not complete until you had imagined for us the mutual blessing of human community, and we struggle to thrive outside of that community still. When we pray, we weave our hopes and dreams for others...
BSK student and NBCA leader to preach in chapel
Join us on Wednesday, October 2, at 10 AM (Eastern Time) as Rev. Shelton Dixon preaches in BSK Chapel. Rev. Dixon's sermon is entitled, "Looking Up When Life Is Trying to Bring You Down" and he will be preaching on Psalm 121:1-2. Rev. Dixon is a Cosby Scholar at BSK...
Students represent BSK at denominational gatherings
As BSK grows and expands, recruitment and partnership efforts have expanded, as well. The Seminary now partners with multiple denominational groups. As each of these groups gather annually for meetings, BSK students serving in churches within these areas are able to...
BSK sponsors Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists annual lecture
On Monday, September 16, in Memorial Church at Harvard, the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists welcomed Rev. Dr. Brandon Crowley for their 2024 Annual Lecture. BSK was a proud sponsor of this event! Dr. Crowley has recently published Queering Black...
BSK Director of Institutional Design to lead Community Prayers
Please join us for BSK Community Prayers at 10 AM (Eastern Time), this Wednesday, September 18 via Zoom. Dr. David Adams, Director of Institutional Design, will be leading. For Zoom information, click here.
Crescent Hill Baptist Church Becomes Louisville Hub for BSK
Crescent Hill Baptist Church (CHBC) first became home to BSK faculty and staff offices in the spring and summer of 2023. Dr. John Inscore Essick, BSK’s Associate Professor of Church History and Director of BSK’s Rural Ministry Program, works and teaches classes from...
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When Floodwaters Wash Away… a Pastoral Prayer
Loving God, you desire for us the gift of connection. Your creation was not complete until you had imagined for us the mutual blessing of human community, and we struggle to thrive outside of that community still. When we pray, we weave our hopes and dreams for others...
BSK student and NBCA leader to preach in chapel
Join us on Wednesday, October 2, at 10 AM (Eastern Time) as Rev. Shelton Dixon preaches in BSK Chapel. Rev. Dixon's sermon is entitled, "Looking Up When Life Is Trying to Bring You Down" and he will be preaching on Psalm 121:1-2. Rev. Dixon is a Cosby Scholar at BSK...
Students represent BSK at denominational gatherings
As BSK grows and expands, recruitment and partnership efforts have expanded, as well. The Seminary now partners with multiple denominational groups. As each of these groups gather annually for meetings, BSK students serving in churches within these areas are able to...
BSK sponsors Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists annual lecture
On Monday, September 16, in Memorial Church at Harvard, the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists welcomed Rev. Dr. Brandon Crowley for their 2024 Annual Lecture. BSK was a proud sponsor of this event! Dr. Crowley has recently published Queering Black...
BSK Director of Institutional Design to lead Community Prayers
Please join us for BSK Community Prayers at 10 AM (Eastern Time), this Wednesday, September 18 via Zoom. Dr. David Adams, Director of Institutional Design, will be leading. For Zoom information, click here.
Crescent Hill Baptist Church Becomes Louisville Hub for BSK
Crescent Hill Baptist Church (CHBC) first became home to BSK faculty and staff offices in the spring and summer of 2023. Dr. John Inscore Essick, BSK’s Associate Professor of Church History and Director of BSK’s Rural Ministry Program, works and teaches classes from...
Baylor University’s Mandy McMichael to give opening convocation address
Please join us for BSK Convocation Chapel on Wednesday, September 4, at 10:00 am Eastern, via Zoom. We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Mandy McMichael as our Convocation speaker! Dr. McMichael is the Associate Director and J. David Slover Associate Professor of Ministry...
BSK begins another semester with record breaking enrollment
As BSK kicks off a new semester, the Seminary also celebrates yet another record breaking enrollment! BSK's enrollment has continually increased since 2017. In 2023, BSK was listed in the top 10 fastest growing theological schools by the Association of Theological...
BSK represented at Progressive National Baptist Convention annual session
Dr. Anthony Everett and Dr. Jaye Lynn Peabody Smith had the opportunity to meet Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock (Atlanta) at the Progressive National Baptist Convention annual session in New Orleans, LA. Drs. Everett and Peabody Smith attended the PNBC meeting as...
BSK graduate, Kevin Adams, called as college pastor at St. Stephen Church
Kevin Adams, who graduated with the Master of Divinity degree from BSK in 2024, has recently been called as college pastor at St. Stephen Church in Louisville, KY. St. Stephen Church has been a partner of BSK's since 2017. Kevin was a Cosby Scholar at BSK. The Cosby...
BSK awarded 2024 McCall Racial Trailblazer Award
BSK was honored with the 2024 McCall Racial Trailblazer award, granted by CBF's Pan African Koinonia. This award, named after Rev. Dr. Emmanuel McCall, "recognizes CBF individuals and ministries who charter through unequal and unjust areas of life and initiatives...
Remembering June Honeycutt
The BSK Community is thankful for the life and work of June Honeycutt, who passed away on June 8, 2024. Alongside her husband, Dr. Roy Honeycutt, June was an advocate for theological education. June was known for her hospitality on the campus of Southern Seminary...
Connect with BSK at CBF General Assembly
The BSK Community will be leading in and participating in many events throughout the duration of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) General Assembly, happening June 19-21 in Greensboro, NC. If you will be in attendance at General Assembly, please connect with us...
BSK graduate hired as camp manager of American Baptist’s Blackhawk Camp
Recent BSK graduate, Cassie Buhlig, was recently hired as Camp Manager for Blackhawk Camp, a youth summer camp associated with the ABC, USA. Congratulations, Cassie! To learn more about Cassie's new role, click here.
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky Becomes BSK Theological Seminary
Enshrining its commonly used acronym in its formal identity, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky will be known officially as BSK Theological Seminary effective May 15, 2024. BSK trustees approved the change earlier this year, a move that came after two years of discussions...
Crescent Hill Baptist Church celebrates BSK Sunday
Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville, KY, a long-time partner of BSK, will celebrate "BSK Sunday" this Sunday, May 5 at 10:45 AM (Eastern Time). Not only is CHBC a long-time partner of BSK, but the church is also host to 2 BSK faculty and staff offices as well...
BSK announces Wade and Jodi Rowatt Fund for Pastoral Care at annual banquet
Dr. Wade Rowatt helped shape a high-quality approach to pastoral care at BSK that continues to enrich the care offered by chaplains, ministers and pastoral counselors. In his decades-long vocation as professor, counselor, retreat leader, local church minister, and...
Pastoral care scholar to join BSK faculty
The Rev. Dr. Jaye Peabody Smith will join the BSK Faculty as Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling starting August 1, 2024. Peabody Smith holds DMin and MDiv degrees from the McAfee School of Theology (Mercer University), a MS in Counseling from...
Chapel will honor BSK graduates
Join us on Wednesday, May 1, at 10:00 am Eastern for BSK Graduates Chapel. We're excited to hear from and celebrate our 2024 graduates! Graduate’s Chapel will include a time of blessing for each MDiv graduate. The graduates are Kevin Adams, Leigh Anne Armstrong,...
Rural Ministry Program hosts “rural movie night” jointly with The Berry Center
BSK's Rural Ministry Program will be hosting a first-of-its-kind “Rural Movie Night” jointly sponsored with The Berry Center this weekend! Check it out!