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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...
BSK student and NBCA leader to preach in chapel
Join us on Wednesday, October 2, at 10 AM (Eastern Time) as Rev. Shelton Dixon preaches in BSK Chapel. Rev. Dixon's sermon is entitled, "Looking Up When Life Is Trying to Bring You Down" and he will be preaching on Psalm 121:1-2. Rev. Dixon is a Cosby Scholar at BSK...
Students represent BSK at denominational gatherings
As BSK grows and expands, recruitment and partnership efforts have expanded, as well. The Seminary now partners with multiple denominational groups. As each of these groups gather annually for meetings, BSK students serving in churches within these areas are able to...
BSK sponsors Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists annual lecture
On Monday, September 16, in Memorial Church at Harvard, the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists welcomed Rev. Dr. Brandon Crowley for their 2024 Annual Lecture. BSK was a proud sponsor of this event! Dr. Crowley has recently published Queering Black...
BSK Director of Institutional Design to lead Community Prayers
Please join us for BSK Community Prayers at 10 AM (Eastern Time), this Wednesday, September 18 via Zoom. Dr. David Adams, Director of Institutional Design, will be leading. For Zoom information, click here.
Crescent Hill Baptist Church Becomes Louisville Hub for BSK
Crescent Hill Baptist Church (CHBC) first became home to BSK faculty and staff offices in the spring and summer of 2023. Dr. John Inscore Essick, BSK’s Associate Professor of Church History and Director of BSK’s Rural Ministry Program, works and teaches classes from...
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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...
NBCA leader urges seminarians to examine attitudes about wealth
If you want to check the spiritual condition of your heart, examine your attitudes about wealth, Dr. Samuel Tolbert told a virtual chapel gathering at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky. In his March 2 sermon, Tolbert, president of the National Baptist Convention of...
President of NBCA to preach at BSK Chapel
Dr. Samuel Tolbert, President of the National Baptist Convention of America, Intl., Inc. will be preaching at BSK's monthly Chapel service on Wednesday, March 2 at 10 AM, EST. BSK has been the official seminary of the NBCA since 2020 and we are excited to highlight...
BSK Community supports Todd Weber at his ordination
Todd Weber graduated from BSK in Spring of 2021 and has now been ordained by Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville, KY. Todd's ordination was held on Saturday, February 20 and many from the BSK Community were present. Dr. Laura Levens and Dr. Mark Medley from...
BSK alumnus to lead Community Prayers
Rev. Roger Jasper, Senior Pastor at Living Faith Baptist Fellowship in Elizabethtown, KY, will lead BSK's weekly Community Prayers this Wednesday, February 23 at 10 AM, EST. Roger is a 2012 graduate of BSK. Roger's wife, Jessica Jasper, is a 2017 graduate of BSK and...
BSK students, faculty, and staff active in supplying guest preachers
BSK often receives requests for guest preachers from partner churches. These churches may be looking for someone to fill in for a minister who is absent or they may be looking to celebrate a special occasion like Baptist Women in Ministry Month of Preaching. Other...