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Join us virtually for All Saints Day Community Prayers session
Join us for BSK Community Prayers on Wednesday, October 30 at 10 AM Eastern Time on Zoom! In this Community Prayers session we will mark All Saints Day. Were excited to have Dr. Laura Levens leading us. Dr. Levens is the Associate Professor of Christian Mission at BSK...
BSK alumna endorsed as chaplain by Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Rev. Renee Edington, a 2024 graduate of BSK, was recently endorsed by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship as a chaplain! Renee will be recognized this summer at CBF's annual General Assembly. Renee says, "I'm so thankful for the support of everyone at BSK during the...
Master of Arts in Ministry Studies Director travels to Louisiana to meet with inaugural capstone class
Dr. Laura Levens, BSK's Associate Professor of Christian Missions and Director of the Master of Arts in Ministry Studies (MAMS), traveled to Louisiana this fall to visit with several BSK students. These students will be taking the capstone course for the MAMS this...
BSK alumna leading Community Prayers
Join us for BSK Community Prayers on Wednesday, October 16 at 10AM (Eastern Time) on Zoom. We're thrilled to have Rev. Amanda Smith leading us! Rev. Smith is a BSK alumna and currently serves as the Transitional Pastor, Associate Pastor of Children and Spiritual...
Alumni e-newsletter on its way with important info for BSK graduates
The first BSK alumni e-newsletter has been sent out to all BSK alumni! This e-newsletter contains information about updating your contact information so that we can better reach you and also has links to listen to BSK alumni podcasts recorded this summer at CBF...
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...
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Brogdon leading at CBF Florida Spring Celebration
Dr. Lewis Brogdon, Executive Director of BSK’s Institute for Black Church Studies, will be in Orlando, Florida this weekend participating in CBF of Florida’s Spring Celebration. Dr. Brogdon will be preaching in worship and leading workshops. Learn more about this...
BSK grad hopes to work in full-time vocational ministry after his retirement
Denny Vanderpool started his journey with BSK in 2014. While working full-time at Toyota, Denny finished his seminary career after feeling a call from God to attend seminary. Denny says that barely a week passed after he first experienced a call before a friend...
BSK grad says he has been invited to explore an “imaginative pastoral ministry” during his seminary career
Jordan Conley, a BSK student since Fall of 2018, currently serves as Interim Minister to Students and Young Adults at Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville, KY. In addition to his work within the local church, Jordan is an intern with the Association of Welcoming...
BSK grad plans to research trauma within the military community
Janine Williams has been a student at BSK since Fall of 2018. During her time as a student at BSK, Janine has served as a minister at St. Stephen Church's Hardin County campus. Janine is graduating with a Master of Divinity with an emphasis in Pastoral Care and...
BSK student wins BWIM award for outstanding pastoral leadership
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky student Cheri L. Mills has been selected by Baptist Women in Ministry for its 2022 Addie Davis Award for Outstanding Leadership in Pastoral Ministry. The honor is given each year to a Baptist woman enrolled at a seminary or divinity school...
Commencement ceremony to be live streamed
BSK's annual Commencement ceremony will be held this Saturday, May 14, at 2 PM, EST, at Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville, KY. If you are unable to attend this event in person, you can livestream it at BSK's Facebook page.
BSK to honor Addie Davis Award nominees at upcoming banquet
Each year, BSK nominates 2 female students for Baptist Women in Ministry's Addie Davis Awards. This year, Lesa Dae-Byars has been nominated for the Excellence in Preaching award and Cheri Mills has been nominated for the Outstanding Leadership in Pastoral Ministry...
Rev. Anastasia Holman to lead Community Prayers
Rev. Anastasia Holman, Director of Chaplaincy Education for IU Health System at Indiana University Health and an adjunct professor at BSK, will be leading BSK community prayers this Wednesday at 10 AM, EST via Zoom. Join us by getting Zoom information here.
BSK student will perform original songs for upcoming banquet
BSK student, Daniel Bailey, is a well known singer/songwriter and has written and performed many original songs throughout his career. Daniel will provide music for BSK's annual banquet happening on Friday, April 22 at 6 PM at St. Matthews Baptist Church in...
Armstrong composes song for Good Friday
BSK MDiv. student, Leigh Anne Armstrong, wrote a song about Good Friday entitled, "In Paradise." Take a listen and read the lyrics below. "In Paradise" by Leigh Anne Armstrong the last thing you hear on the day you die next to some king, a pretty nice guy the...
Register today for the BSK Banquet
The BSK Banquet, held each year in conjunction with CBF Kentucky's Spring Gathering, is on Friday, April 22, at 6 PM, EST, at St. Matthews Baptist Church in Louisville, KY. This is the first time this event will be held in person since the COVID-19 pandemic began. It...
Noted theologian and activist to preach in Chapel
We are glad to welcome Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes, Associate Professor of Worship, Union Theological Seminary (New York City), who will be preaching in BSK's virtual Chapel service on Wednesday, April 6, at 10 AM, EST. This semester students in the “Worship” and “Liturgy...
BSK student called as Lead Pastor of Christ’s Family Church in Davenport, Iowa
Zachary Fraley, who has been a student at BSK since Fall of 2020, has a lot of exciting things coming up in his life! Zachary has recently been called as Lead Pastor of Christ's Family Church, a 50 year old congregation in Davenport, Iowa. In addition to a move to...
Ridgewood Baptist Church pastor to lead Community Prayers
Rev. Molly Shoulta Tucker, Senior Pastor of Ridgewood Baptist Church in Louisville, KY, will be leading BSK Community Prayers on Wednesday, March 23, at 10 AM, EST. Join us! Click here for Zoom information or to see the remaining Chapel/Community Prayers schedule.
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky joins CBF Florida and the Caribbean Islands in partnership
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida and the Caribbean Islands have launched a partnership aimed at equipping individuals for ministry in CBF congregations in Florida and its neighboring islands. The partnership was approved...
Baptist News Global features BSK’s Hinson Lectures
“But that’s a false dichotomy because information is characteristically weak in discernment and deaf to certain kinds of truth,” she said. “So, I would argue that precisely in order to be an authentic culture, that is, one properly informed by knowledge of every...
Levens challenges churches to dismantle patriarchy within Christian culture
"There is nothing like the first time someone with power tells you that your humanity is forever compromised because you aren’t a man. That you are forever stuck in silence and subordination. That the only way to get to your dreams, to your needs, and even to God, is...
Community Prayers to be led by The Rev. Laurie Brock
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 9, at 10 AM, EST, The Rev. Laurie Brock will lead BSK's weekly Community Prayers session via Zoom. Rev. Brock serves as Rector at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Lexington, KY. To join this session via Zoom or to see the remaining Spring...
Brogdon to present for Edwards Peacemaking Lecture at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary
Dr. Lewis Brogdon will be the presenter for the Edwards Peacemaking Lecture at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary on March 15, 2022, from 7-8:30 PM, EST, discussing African American Pentecostal Traditions. This lecture will take place on Zoom. Dr. Brogdon will be...
BSK student challenges White America to confront its racist past
BSK student, Cheri Mills, has written an op-ed for Louisville's Courier-Journal challenging White America to confront its racist past as a part of the liberation of the Lenten Season. Mills writes, "The moral of the story is not that rich people have to give all their...