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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...
Alumni gather at Bluegrass Care Navigators hospice chaplains retreat
Recently, BSK alumni gathered at the Bluegrass Care Navigators hospice chaplains retreat. BSK alums Rev. Bert Montgomery and Rev. Kelly Hale both serve as chaplains within the Bluegrass Care Navigators organization. Pastoral Care is one of the main emphases at BSK. We...
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...
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BSK Leaders Write About Juneteenth
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...
Podcast Class: Seminarians Traveling Through the Gilead Quartet Episode 2
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...
Seminarians Traveling Through the Gilead Quartet
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...
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...