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Dr. Brogdon presents “Hope in Hard Places” in webinar for JustFaith Ministries
In recent years, we’ve seen setbacks like Supreme Court decisions in 2022 and 2023, the rise of White Christian Nationalism, the spread of misinformation, and attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion in both state universities and major corporations. Political...
Join us virtually for Lessons and Carols
Please join us Wednesday, December 4, for our Lessons and Carols Chapel at 10:00 am (eastern time) via Zoom! We'll share scripture, prayer, silence, and song as we begin the Advent season together. Click here for Zoom information.
Join us for Community Prayers this Wednesday
Join us for BSK Community Prayers this Wednesday, November 20 at 10 AM (Eastern time) on Zoom. We're excited to have BSK student Rev. Maurice Herring leading us! Click here for Zoom information.
BSK alum successfully defends dissertation, earning Doctorate of Ministry degree
BSK alumnus, Rev. Damon Horton, is celebrating the successful defense of his dissertation for his Doctorate of Ministry degree. Damon, who graduated from BSK in 2019, will graduate from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, OH on May 17, 2025. The title of Damon's...
CBF Virginia pastor to preach at BSK chapel
Join us virtually on Wednesday, November 6, at 10 AM (Eastern Time) for BSK Chapel! Rev. Dr. Melissa Fallen will be our preacher. Dr. Fallen is Senior Pastor of Glen Allen Baptist Church in Glen Allen, Virginia and has been a vital resource for BSK through the...
Celebrating the life of BSK trustee Omer Middleton
BSK celebrates the life of Omer Middleton who passed away last Friday, October 25. Omer, who had spent his career advocating for education, was a vital part of BSK's board of trustees for 6 years. Carol Harston, chair of the BSK board of trustees, expresses the...
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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...
Levens to weigh in on what it means to be Baptist at Georgetown College event
Dr. Laura Levens, Associate Professor of Christian Mission at BSK, is participating in an event at Georgetown College hosted by the Religion department happening this Thursday, October 27 at 3:30 PM. This event, open to students, faculty, staff and the community will...
Michael Faggett to lead BSK Community Prayers
Each week, the BSK Community meets for a short, virtual prayers session. Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 26, BSK student, Michael Faggett, will be leading Community Prayers. Michael has been a Cosby Scholar at BSK since the Fall of 2021. Please join us for this mid-week...
Erica Whitaker receives honorary doctorate from Wayland Baptist Theological Seminary
On Tuesday, October 19, 2022, at the Academic Convocation at Wayland Baptist Theological Seminary, Erica Whitaker, Associate Director of BSK's Institute for Black Church Studies, received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, jure dignitatis, for her extraordinary...
BSK alumna ordained as chaplain
Students who graduate from BSK utilize their degrees in a multitude of ways. Wether it be working in a church, at a non-profit or as a chaplain, the Master of Divinity Program at BSK prepares students for a variety of forms of ministry. Recently, BSK alumna Janine...
BSK student Devan Franklin to lead Community Prayers
Each week, the BSK Community meets for a short, virtual prayers session. Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 19, BSK student, Devan Franklin, will be leading Community Prayers. Devan is the pastor of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Tennessee and has been a Cosby Scholar...
Central Baptist Church highlights BSK partnership
This Sunday, October 16, Dr. David Cassady, President of BSK, will be preaching at Central Baptist Church in Lexington, KY. In June of this year, BSK made the move to re-locate offices to Lexington and are now sharing space with Central Baptist. If you are in the...
Jordan Conley installed as co-pastor of Crescent Hill Baptist Church
Jordan Conley was installed as co-pastor of Crescent Hill Baptist Church on Sunday, October 9. David Cassady, BSK President, and Laura Levens, Associate Professor of Christian Mission at BSK, led in the service. Many of the BSK Community were also in attendance at the...
Join us virtually for Chapel as Dr. Laura Levens preaches
BSK's monthly Chapel service will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, October 12 at 10 AM, EST as Dr. Laura Levens, Associate Professor of Christian Mission at BSK, preaches. Dr. Levens has been on faculty at BSK since 2014. To access Zoom information for this service or to...
John Inscore Essick leads BSK Community Prayers
Join us this Wednesday, September 28, at 10 AM, EST for Community Prayers. The BSK Community gathers for prayers once a week on Wednesday mornings via Zoom. Once a month is Chapel. To access the Community Prayers and Chapel schedule as well as the Zoom information for...
Erica Whitaker leads BSK Community Prayers
Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, September 21, at 10 AM, EST via Zoom as the BSK Community gathers for our weekly Community Prayers session. Rev. Erica Whitaker, Associate Director of BSK's Institute for Black Church Studies will be leading. Click here to access the rest...
BSK a premier partner at NBCA Annual Session
The National Baptist Convention of America, Intl., Inc. (NBCA) recently held their annual session at St. Stephen Baptist Church and Simmons College of Kentucky in Louisville, KY. BSK was a premier partner at this event, and many BSK faculty and staff were in...
Erica Whitaker discusses “whiteness unseen” at BNG education conference on hidden racism
BSK students and alumni, Leigh Anne Armstrong, Haydn Primrose, Sara Herrington Jones, and Norman Sizemore, along with Erica Whitaker, Associate Director of BSK's Institute for Black Church Studies, traveled to Colonial Williamsburg and Richmond, VA recently for an...
Join us for virtually for a Community Prayers session led by BSK students
BSK students Renee Edington and Kevin Adams will be leading the first Community Prayers session of the 2022-2023 academic year on Wednesday, September 14 at 10 AM, EST. Renee, one of BSK's CBF Leadership Scholars, has been a student at BSK since Fall of 2019. Kevin,...
Sign up today for BSK’s annual monastic retreat
Each year, the BSK Community heads to St. Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana for a monastic retreat. This year's retreat will happen January 10-12, 2023. This retreat includes organized prayers, mass and meals with the monks at St. Meinrad along with ample time for solitude...
Crescent Hill Baptist Church hosts lecture series in honor of John R. Claypool
Crescent Hill Baptist Church invites you to participate in the Glad Reunion Weekend: Celebrating the Ministry and Legacy of John R. Claypool, Sept. 16-18, in Louisville, KY. As part of the church’s William M. Johnson Lecture Series, the gathering will celebrate and...
Recent BSK Graduate Jordan Conley Highlighted in Courier Journal Article
The Louisville Courier Journal published an article on September 2 featuring BSK graduate Jordan Conley. The story focuses on the historic Crescent Hill Baptist Church calling Rev. Conley as their new co-pastor and first gay minister. Read, "Historic Baptist church's...
Noted scholar brings Convocation address as the Seminary welcomes new students, staff, faculty
This Wednesday, September 7, at 10 AM EST, the BSK community will gather for Fall Convocation, a worship service that marks the beginning of the academic year. We will recognize new students and staff, celebrate the promotion & tenure of faculty, and Dr. João...
Four BSK alumni are called as Senior Pastors to Kentucky churches
Over the summer, BSK has celebrated with four of our alumni who have been called as Senior Pastor to CBF Kentucky churches. We are so excited for the work these new pastors will do, and celebrate with them as they begin their ministry! Sara Clarke Turpin has been...
Brogdon to moderate conversation with noted historian and author Jemar Tisby
Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 31st, at 12 PM, EST, BSK’s own Dr. Lewis Brogdon will be moderating a conversation with J.E. Tisby, historian and author of The Color of Compromise. This event will be live streamed on Simmons College of Kentucky’s Facebook page and YouTube...