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BSK celebrates largest graduating class in history with Graduates Chapel
In less than 2 weeks, BSK will have the largest graduating class in its history. Join us as we celebrate these graduates virtually during Graduates Chapel. Graduates Chapel will be held this Wednesday, May 7, at 10 AM, Eastern Time. Click here to access Zoom...
BSK student leading Community Prayers this Wednesday, April 30
Join us for BSK Community Prayers on Wednesday, April 30, at 10 AM Eastern Time, on Zoom. We're excited to have BSK student Sarah Wall leading us. For Zoom info, click here.
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...
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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,...
Anthony Everett will coordinate Baptist Seminary of Kentucky’s Siloam Project
Anthony Everett, a human rights advocate, public theologian, and congregational coach/consultant, has been appointed to the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky staff as coordinator of the school’s Siloam Project, effective Dec. 15 Everett comes to his new role from service...
“Lessons and Carols” concludes Chapel and Community Prayers until new year
To conclude this semester's Chapel and Community Prayers schedule, the BSK Community will come together this Wednesday, December 7, for "Lessons and Carols," the final Chapel gathering of 2022. Chapel and Community Prayers will start back up in January of 2023....
BSK Student Jessica Campbell to lead Community Prayers
Jessica Campbell, a Cosby Scholar at BSK, will be leading Community Prayers virtually on Wednesday, November 30 at 10 AM, EST via Zoom. Join us from wherever you are! Zoom information can be found here.
You’re invited! Join us for an open house at our new space at Central Baptist Church
Please join us in our new space at Central Baptist Church for a Christmas open house on Saturday, December 3 from 2-4 PM!
Community Prayers to focus on prayers for and of thanksgiving
Join us virtually tomorrow, Wednesday, November 16, at 10 AM, EST for Community Prayers. Dr. Mark Medley and Dr. John Inscore Essick will lead us in prayers for and of Thanksgiving a head of the holiday. Click here to access the Community Prayers and Chapel schedule...
Cassady will explore how a posture of faith allows us to live into the hope God has for the church
This Sunday, November 13, Dr. David Cassady, President of BSK, will preach at Georgetown Baptist Church. Cassady's sermon will be entitled Fear and Faith and his text is Luke 8:22-25. Cassady says of his sermon, "As we consider the story of Jesus calming the sea, we...
A prayer before Election Day
Dr. John Inscore Essick, Associate Professor of Church History at BSK, has offered a prayer ahead of Election Day. Read these important words below. Lord God, as another election day approaches, we are doing our best to understand better how the Gospel compels...
Kevin Cosby challenges Cosby Scholars to use their education “to act in the interest of the oppressed”
During May 2019 commencement at Simmons College of Kentucky, the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky (BSK) announced a new scholarship for American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS). The scholarship, named the “Kevin and Barnetta Seminary Scholarship for ADOS,” provides 10...
BSK student records a song for All Saints Day
BSK student, Leigh Anne Armstrong, set "For All the Saints," a hymn written by William W. How, to a different tune and recorded it for All Saints Day! Take a listen and read the lyrics below. 1 For all the saints who from their labors rest, who thee by faith...
Noted scholar of New Testament and Greek will preach in BSK’s virtual chapel experience
We are glad to welcome the Rev. Dr. Angela N. Parker, Assistant Professor of New Testament and Greek (McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA), who will be preaching in Chapel on Wednesday, November 2 at 10 AM, EST, via Zoom. Dr. Parker is the...