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BSK Remembers Dr. Les Hill
BSK mourns the passing of former professor Dr. Les Hill. Dr. Hill was Professor of Missions and Evangelism at BSK, retiring in 2007. Dr. Les Hill valued learning. He earned his B.A. from Oklahoma Baptist University, an M.Div. from the Southwestern Baptist Theological...
Rev. Laura Edgar will lead Holy Week Community Prayers
Join us for BSK Community Prayers on Wednesday, April 16 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, on Zoom. Rev. Laura Edgar, BSK's Coordinator of Chapel and Prayers, will be leading us as we gather during Holy Week. Click here for Zoom info.
BSK alumnus and Kentucky pastor responds to Kentucky Legislature’s conversion therapy bill
Rev. Jordan Conley, who graduated from BSK in 2022, wrote an op ed for Louisville's Courier Journal. Conley has been the co-pastor and now pastor at Crescent Hill Baptist Church since 2022. Conley's op ed, entitled, "Kentucky lawmakers weaponized the Christian faith...
Welcoming Rev. Dr. Jaye Peabody Smith to the virtual pulpit this Wednesday, April 2
Join us on Wednesday, April 2, at 10 AM, Eastern Time, for BSK Chapel! We are excited to welcome Rev. Dr. Jaye Peabody Smith as our preacher. Rev. Dr. Peabody Smith is BSK's Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling. She'll preach from John 12:1-8, and we...
Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons preaching in Chapel on Wednesday
Join us on Wednesday, March 19, at 10:00 AM, Eastern Time, for BSK Chapel! We are thrilled to welcome Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons as our preacher. Rev. Dr. Simmons is the Eastern Regional Associate Director with Partners in Health and Wholeness, an initiative of the...
Get your tickets now for the BSK Banquet happening in Louisville, KY
BSK’s annual banquet, which happens each year in conjunction with Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Kentucky’s Spring Gathering, will be held on Friday, April 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM, Eastern Time. This year’s Spring Gathering and Banquet will be held at First Baptist...
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Levens “takes pulse of the present” at CBF General Assembly
Dr. Laura Levens, Associate Professor of Christian Mission at BSK, wrote an article for Word & Way in which she observed a renewed energy "from the crowd" at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's General Assembly a few weeks ago. An excerpt from Dr. Levens' article...
BSK students preached, led, and fellowshipped at annual NBCA congress
As the official seminary of the National Baptist Convention of America, Intl., Inc., members of the BSK community were highly involved in the NBCA's annual congress that happened in June at St. Stephen Church in Louisville, KY. BSK served as a sponsor for this event,...
Presence and interest for BSK higher than ever at CBF General Assembly
Summer is the time for denominational meetings, and this year, at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's annual General Assembly, BSK was a sponsor. Faculty, staff, students, and alumni attended the event, held in Atlanta, GA in late June. BSK students Leigh Anne...
Erica Whitaker challenges Christians to take a stand against Christian Nationalism in the midst of Independence Day celebrations
Erica Whitaker, associate director of BSK's Institute for Black Church Studies, wrote an article for Baptist News Global entitled, "Beyond birthright and body type: How to be Christian in America." She writes, "The American flag has been used like the image of the...
BSK has advocated for and supported women in ministry from its founding
Since our founding over 20 years ago, BSK has emphasized, supported, and advocated for the work of women in all areas of ministry. BSK's female students and alumni serve as senior pastors, directors of non-profits, and ministers in all areas of the church. BSK...
BSK offers non-credit certificate program to CBF church leaders in the Bahamas
This summer, BSK offered a special, non-credit certificate program for leaders of Cooperative Baptist Fellowship churches in the Bahamas. A team from the seminary spent a weekend learning and worshipping with church leaders in the Bahamas. Dr. Lewis Brogdon, Executive...
Connect with BSK and CBF KY friends at CBF General Assembly
Are you attending the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's General Assembly? If so, join your BSK and CBF/KY friends for a reception on Wednesday, June 28 from 4-5 PM, EST in the Vinings Room at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta. This reception is in lieu of a CBF/KY...
Join via livestream as BSK honors 2023 graduates
Please join us for our annual commencement ceremony as we honor BSK’s 2023 graduates, Zachary Fraley and Joseph Dunn. We will also be honoring Samuel Bland, who is receiving a certificate in Black Church Studies. Rev. Anastasia Holman, adjunct faculty at BSK, will be...
BSK’s ‘Homegrown Ministry’ initiative cultivates leaders within local churches
When Becky Owen assumed leadership of the children’s ministry at her church, she brought to her duties a love for children and professional experience as a qualified mental health professional serving in public schools. Yet she perceived she needed training in...
Graduates Chapel will honor BSK’s Class of 2023
Each year, for BSK's last scheduled Chapel service of the academic year, the Seminary honors its graduates. This year, the graduates being honored are Joseph Dunn, Samuel Bland, and Zachary Fraley. Graduates Chapel will be held this Wednesday, May 3, at 10 AM, Eastern...
Rev. Dr. Jamesetta Ferguson leading BSK Community Prayers
Join us this Wednesday, April 26, at 10 AM, Eastern Time, as Rev. Dr. Jamesetta Ferguson leads Community Prayers. Rev. Dr. Ferguson is Senior Pastor of St. Peter UCC in Louisville, KY. Click here for Zoom information to join us from where you are!
Students in BSK’s Worship class to lead Community Prayers
One of BSK's core classes is "Worship," taught this semester by Rev. Amber Inscore Essick, adjunct professor at BSK. This Wednesday, April 19 at 10 AM, Eastern Time, this group of students and Rev. Inscore Essick will lead BSK's weekly Community Prayers session....
BSK students lead in Community Prayers for Holy Week
The BSK Community will be gathering tomorrow morning, Wednesday, April 5 at 10 AM, Eastern Time, for prayers. This week, Dr. Inscore Essick’s “Early Christian Practices” class will be leading the community in prayer. Join us for this time of prayer amidst Holy Week....
Support CBF’s Together for Hope and BSK’s Rural Ministry Program
Support the good work of Together for Hope and BSK’s Rural Ministry Program. Walk, run, ride or swim (or paddle, row, hike, trail run, dog walk, or other), in your own place, at your own pace, May 15-August 15. Set a goal and get moving this summer and earn a really...
BSK alumna calls for amplification of women in all areas of ministry, not just preaching
"Ministry is happening everywhere, not just in the preaching on Sunday mornings. As Meredith Stone, executive director of BWIM, has suggested, if we want female pastors to be able to lead from the pulpit and beyond, we’re going to need to attend to the leadership of...
Women from the BSK Community fill pulpits for Baptist Women in Ministry’s Month of Advocacy
During the month of March, Baptist Women in Ministry (BWIM) is sponsoring a Month of Advocacy to encourage churches to affirm and support women in ministry and to highlight the work they are already doing in this area. As a part of BWIM's Month of Advocacy, several...
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...