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Renowned author and historian preaching in BSK chapel
BSK invites you to join us virtually for Chapel this Wednesday, April 3 at 10 AM, Eastern time. Dr. Jemar Tisby, a renowned author and historian, will be our preacher. Tisby is the New York Times bestselling author of The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the...
Noted author and pastor featured on E3 Podcast
The E3 podcast, produced by BSK's Flourish Studio, focuses on women in ministry. Each episode features an interview with women serving in leadership roles as pastors, chaplains, scholars, seminaries, and non-profits. These podcast engage, educate and empower women in...
E3 Women in Ministry podcast features Rev. Dr. Lynn Brinkley
The E3 podcast, produced by BSK's Flourish Studio, focuses on women in ministry. Each episode features an interview with women serving in leadership roles as pastors, chaplains, scholars, seminaries, and non-profits. These podcast engage, educate and empower women in...
Hinson Lectures featured by Baptist News Global
"Payne said this movement of charismatics exhibit a version of nationalism that is portable but “subservient to eschatological Israel.” One example is a social media post by former Brazilian First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro, a charismatic Christian, after she cast a...
Register today for BSK’s annual banquet
BSK’s annual banquet, which happens each year in conjunction with CBF of Kentucky’s Spring Gathering, will be held on Friday, April 19, 2023 at 5:30 PM, Eastern Time. This year’s Spring Gathering and Banquet will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Lexington, KY. For...
Rev. Lauren McDuffie preaches in BWIM Month of Advocacy chapel service
Join us this Wednesday, March 20, at 10:00 AM Eastern for Chapel! Rev. Lauren McDuffie will be our preacher. Rev. McDuffie is Senior Pastor of Community Baptist Church in Henderson, Kentucky. She'll share with us "The King Who Arrived," her sermon on Mark 11:1-11....
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Graduates Chapel completes academic year of weekly Community Prayer sessions
As the 2020-2021 academic year comes to a close, the time has come to celebrate our graduates. This Saturday, May 8, BSK will hold our annual commencement ceremony. More details about that service can be found here. This Wednesday, May 5, we will celebrate our...
Dr. Rick Landon to be honored at Commencement
Next Saturday, May 8, 2021, at 2 PM, EST, BSK will hold it's annual Commencement ceremony at Calvary Baptist Church in Lexington, KY. Each Commencement ceremony is special, however this year's ceremony is especially important as we not only honor our graduates, but...
Helping Congregations Practice Creation Care
BSK Board of Trustee Dr. Don Colliver (and also father of BSK alumnus Rev. Jeremy Colliver) was interviewed about ways congregations can practice creation care and combat climate change. Colliver serves as the director and professor of Graduate Studies and Controlled...
Rev. Zach Bay leading Community Prayers
BSK's Community Prayers are held each week on Wednesday mornings at 10 AM, EST, via Zoom. This week, Rev. Zach Bay, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Middlesboro, KY, will be leading Prayers. Zach and FBC as a whole are great partners to BSK. If you are...
Marcus Pernell to preach at FBC at the Singing Bridge
BSK alumnus, Marcus Pernell, will be preaching at First Baptist Church at the Singing Bridge in Frankfort, KY, this Sunday, April 18! Marcus serves as Associate Pastor of Students at FBC. His sermon title is, “Children of God” and his text is 1 John 3:1-7. Click...
“Why You Can’t Go Back to Normal After Pandemic,” Oliver writes for Good Faith Media
Ron Oliver, a member of BSK's Board of Trustees, has recently written an article for Good Faith Media entitled, "Why You Can't Go Back to Normal After Pandemic." Ron writes, "When we do cross the finish line, what then? One of the oft spoken hopes has been...
BSK Community Prayers student led by Worship Class
BSK's Worship Class, taught by Rev. Amber Inscore Essick and Dr. Mark Medley, led this week's Community Prayers session. It is a tradition at BSK for the worship class to lead Prayers each semester. The members of the class plan the order of worship, write prayers and...
Kevin Adams named interim Minister of Congregational Care at Buechel Park Baptist Church
Kevin Adams, a student at BSK since Fall 2020, has recently been named interim Minister of Congregational Care at Buechel Park Baptist Church. Prior to this position, Kevin held a 2 year pastoral internship at BPBC. Kevin says of his new position, "I can say without...
Rev. Dr. Meredith Stone to preach in BSK’s virtual chapel
BSK is excited to welcome Rev. Dr. Meredith Stone as she preaches in chapel on Wednesday, April 7 at 10 AM, EST. Meredith has been the Executive Director of Baptist Women in Ministry since August of 2020. To learn more about Meredith and how she came to her position...
Donate to BSK’s Rural Ministry Program through CBF’s “On the Move Together for Hope”
BSK partner, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's Together for Hope program, is hosting a virtual walk-run-ride-swim-go and the Rural Ministry Program at BSK is one of the organizations that you can chose to donate to with your registration! Details from TFH below:...
Zachary Fraley leads BSK Community Prayers
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 31, BSK student Zachary Fraley will lead BSK's virtual Community Prayers session at 10 AM. Zachary has been a student at BSK since Fall of 2020 and serves as Youth Director at First Church in Wheatfield, Indiana. If you would like to join...
Community Prayers led by Dr. Mark Medley
BSK meets each Wednesday at 10 AM via Zoom for Community Prayers (once a month for virtual Chapel). This tradition began at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely due to the leadership of BSK's Chapel Coordinator, Dr. Mark Medley. Dr. Medley spends much time...
BSK’s New Institute for Black Church Studies is Front Page News for Louisville’s Courier-Journal
BSK's Institute for Black Church Studies was featured on the front page of Louisville's Courier-Journal today. The Institute, launching Fall of 2021, will offer continuing education for Black church leaders and a graduate-level certificate program in Black church...
Levens hosts Masterclass on Ann Judson
Dr. Laura Levens, Assistant Professor of Christian Mission at BSK, is hosting a Masterclass with the organization Always a Judson's, "Calling us to a High Endeavor" program. Dr. Levens' session, “Her Great Joy: Ann Judson as Cultivator of Religious Learning and...
Good Faith Media features Bill Holmes’ book, “Thoughts from the Bedside”
Dr. Bill Holmes, who has previously served on BSK's board of trustees and as interim president, has been featured on Good Faith Media's podcast. Dr. Holmes' book, Thoughts from the Bedside, was featured. In this podcast, listeners can get to know Dr. Holmes and his...
BSK student accepts chaplaincy position upon graduation
BSK student, Morgan Fritz, who will be graduating this May, has accepted a chaplaincy position at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin. Morgan will be a part of the chaplaincy residency program. Morgan says, "I am so grateful for BSK in helping me define and shape my...
Community prayers led by BSK student Janine Williams
BSK student, Janine Williams, will lead Community Prayers tomorrow morning, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 via Zoom. Community Prayers are held each Wednesday, with the first Wednesday of the month being a full Chapel service. Janine is a very involved student at BSK who...
Cassady featured on 3MMM by Eileen Campbell-Reid
"Sometimes we have all the needed puzzle pieces at our disposal, and simply need to assemble them in a way that is relevant and meets real needs. For me, failing at one effort led to starting something new that took on a life of its own." BSK President, David Cassady,...
“As a woman called to ministry, my heart is broken, and the wound is very old,” Levens writes for Baptist News Global
Dr. Laura Levens, assistant professor of Christian mission at BSK, has written an article for Baptist News Global in response to the recent news that the Southern Baptist Convention has voted to remove St. Matthew's Baptist Church in Louisville, KY from denominational...
“Selective Samaritan bill’ would wrongfully let Kentucky doctors deny care” BSK student writes for Courier Journal
BSK student, Jordan Conley, has written an opinion piece for the Courier Journal criticizing Senate Bill 83. To read the article in full, click here. "If Senate Bill 83 were applied to this story, then the folks who passed by the man on the road would have been...