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...

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...

Ryan Shrauner, BSK's librarian who also works in the IT department, will be guest preaching at Lake City Presbyterian Church in Seattle, Washington this Sunday. Ryan recently relocated to Seattle and works remotely for BSK. To learn more about Lake City Presbyterian...

Are you interested in working closely with leaders within Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc. (NBCA) in administering BSK's in-place, contextual program? Apply today for BSK's Project Coordinator for the...

We want to thank Jessalynn Cornett for 6 years of service as Registrar and Academic Coordinator! During her 6 years with BSK, Jessalynn was instrumental in the daily work of the Seminary and expertly guided our students through the program. We wish Jessalynn well in...

On July 24-28, the Louisiana Home & Foreign Missions Baptist Convention, associated with the National Baptist Convention of America (NBCA), held its annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Both Dr. Lewis Brogdon and Dr. David Cassady attended the event and led...

Dr. Lewis Brogdon will preaching and leading Bible study at Highland Baptist Church in Louisville on Sunday, July 31st. BSK and the Institute for Black Church Studies appreciates Highland’s ongoing support and work on racial justice. To learn more about Highland...

Dr. Lewis Brogdon was a guest on the Bridging Theology podcast which connects the heart of academic scholarship to the Christian life. Check out his episode, “Using the Epistle of Philemon and the Black Church Tradition as a Framework for Social Justice”  here.

Renee Edington, a student at BSK since Fall of 2019, will preach at Calvary Baptist Church this Sunday, July 17. Renee is one of BSK's 2 CBF Leadership Scholars. Calvary Baptist Church is a great partner to BSK, and was where the Seminary began. If you're in the...

After 12 years on the campus of Georgetown College, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky has moved to larger quarters in Lexington, Ky., the city where it was founded 20 years ago. The seminary has more than doubled its space by making the 20-mile move to Central Baptist...

Dr. Wade Rowatt, Senior Professor of Pastoral Care at BSK, is a part of The Oates Institute 2022 Interdisciplinary Symposium happening virtually from July 12-20. This symposium will include 10 virtual presentations that will happen live and also be recorded for...

Baptist Seminary of Kentucky (BSK) has received a grant of $998,725 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Siloam Project. The Siloam Project is being funded through Lilly Endowment’s Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative. It is a three-phase initiative designed...

Georgetown Baptist Church, a longtime partner of BSK, will welcome BSK President, Dr. David Cassady, to preach at the 8:30 and 11:00 AM services this Sunday, July 10. Georgetown Baptist Church has hosted BSK commencement ceremonies and chapel services through the...

Rev. Erica Whitaker, Associate Director of BSK's Institute for Black Church Studies, wrote an article for Baptist News Global entitled, "‘Our Father’: A quiverfull of racism and anti-reproductive rights." Whitaker writes, "White supremacy requires the “white race”...

Leaders from BSK's Institute for Black Church Studies have written pieces about Juneteenth. Check them out below. "Through the events of 2020 and since, many in the white community have been confronted by the injustice and pain their African American sisters and...

BSK professors are innovative in how classes are approached. They also take great stock in the strengths and ideas of the students in their classes. A great example of this innovation is how one BSK class recorded a podcast as they discussed a novel. Click here to...

Seminary students Renee Edington and Kevin Adams join Professor John Inscore Essick to talk about Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead quartet: Gilead, Home, Lila, and Jack. In particular, they explore the world(s) of the novel(s) and the world(s) of the reader in order to...

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...