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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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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...
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...