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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...
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...
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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...
Georgetown College celebrates “BSK Day”
Georgetown College has been a partner of BSK for much of the Seminary's history. Since 2010, Georgetown College has shared their space with BSK, housing offices and classrooms in the College's Learning Resources Center. On Tuesday, February 15, Georgetown College...
Festival of Faiths Sessions videos now live
In November 2021, BSK was a sponsor of Louisville's Festival of Faiths. Dr. Lewis Brogdon, Executive Director of BSK's Institute for Black Church Studies and Associate Professor of Preaching and Black Church Studies, led in one of these sessions. Videos are now...
Alabama BSK student to lead Community Prayers
Leigh Anne Armstrong, a BSK student located in Auburn, AL will lead BSK Community Prayers this Wednesday, February 16 at 10 AM, EST. Leigh Anne joined the BSK Community in August of 2021 and has been an active attendee of Community Prayers since her BSK journey began....
Bailey composes new song to respond to journey of women in ministry
BSK MDiv student Daniel Bailey, a singer/songwriter who uses his music to express his faith has composed a new song recognizing the journey faced by women in ministry. Titled, "This is My Home" the lyrics are below. This Is My Home Words and Music by:...
Cassady calls on white churches to support HBCUs
“The world is watching and expecting the church to be silent, as it so often is. But love, God’s love, calls us to raise our voices against the hate that is festering in our society. We outnumber them, our love is greater than their hate, and God is with us.” BSK...
Chapel to be led by Kentucky Baptist Women in Ministry
We are glad to welcome the Rev. Dr. Kate Hanch, Associate Pastor of Youth and Families, First St. Charles UMC (St. Charles, MO), who will be preaching in Chapel this Wednesday, February 2, at 10 AM, EST via Zoom. The Chapel liturgy will be led by KY Baptist Women in...
Cassady to preach at FBC Middlesboro
BSK's President, Dr. David Cassady, will be preaching at First Baptist Church of Middlesboro, KY this Sunday, January 30. FBC Middlesboro is a great friend to BSK. Join Dr. Cassady in-person or via live stream.
Cassady fleshes out why conservative platforms dominate online searches for church curriculum
BSK President, Dr. David Cassady, was interviewed by Mark Wingfield at Baptist News Global for an article entitled, "Why conservative content dominates online searches for Bible study helps." Cassady says, “How congregations do education is likely key to whether we...
John Inscore Essick to lead Community Prayers
Dr. John Inscore Essick, BSK's Associate Professor of Church History, will lead Community Prayers this Wednesday, January 26, at 10 AM, EST. Community Prayers are held every Wednesday at 10 AM, EST via Zoom during the academic year, with Chapel once a month.To access...
BSK hosts 2022 Hinson Lectures virtually
Since 2009, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky has hosted an annual lecture series in honor of Dr. Glenn E. Hinson. The E. Glenn Hinson Lecture Series honors the life and work of Dr. E. Glenn Hinson by inviting lecturers who share his passion for Christian scholarship in...
Rev. Erica Whitaker to lead BSK Community Prayers
This Wednesday, January 12, at 10 AM, EST, Rev. Erica Whitaker will lead BSK's first Community Prayers session of 2022. Erica is the Associate Director of the Institute for Black Church Studies at BSK. To access Community Prayers Zoom information, click here.
BSK 2021: A Year in Review
BSK has made great strides across a number of initiatives in 2021. Scroll down to view highlights of our accomplishments! Largest enrollment in 15 years BSK welcomed 52 students to the classroom in the Fall 2021 semester! Enrollment has grown steadily over the last 4...