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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....
Levens reflects on the church’s culpability in marginalizing the LGBTQ community
Dr. Laura Levens, Associate Professor for Christian Mission at BSK, recently wrote an article for Baptist News Global entitled, "Why can't we just 'BE KIND NOW!!'?" Dr. Levens writes, "I also learned I was culpable, no matter how nice I was. Even though I have fought...
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BSK student named to USAID Payne Fellowship Program
BSK student, Austin Fraley, will join the USAID Payne Fellowship Program's 2021 cohort. Fraley will graduate from BSK this May. During his time at BSK, Austin took a leave of absence to become a Peace Corps Volunteer in Malawi. To learn more about this exciting...
Brogdon participates in panel discussion
Dr. Lewis Brogdon, BSK's Research Professor of Preaching and Black Church Studies and director of BSK's Institute for Black Church Studies, is participating in a panel discussion of Dr. Martin Luther King's book, "Where Do We Go From Here - Chaos or Community?" This...
Virtual Chapel service celebrates Baptist Women in Ministry Month of Preaching
Please join us for virtual Chapel tomorrow, Wednesday, February 3, 2021 as we welcome Rev. Mary Alice Birdwhistell, Senior Minister, Highland Baptist Church, Louisville, KY, as our preacher. Tomorrow’s liturgy has been created by and will be led by KY Baptist Women in...
BSK’s plans for Institute for Black Church Studies featured on WHAS in Louisville
Last Friday, BSK was featured by news outlet WHAS in Louisville, KY. The news outlet featured BSK's plans for an Institute of Black Church Studies. This Institute will be made possible by a $750,000 grant from the Baugh Foundation that BSK received early this year....
John Inscore Essick writes for Baptist News Global
Dr. John Inscore Essick, associate professor of church history at BSK, recently wrote an article for Baptist News Global entitled, "It's hard to quit Herod, but we must worship another." Dr. Inscore Essick writes, "Herod wants it all to run through him, and when it...
Brogdon leads webinar with JustFaith Ministries in partnership with Simmons College of Kentucky
This Thursday, January 21, 2021, Dr. Lewis Brogdon, Research Professor of Preaching and Black Church Studies at BSK, will present a webinar with JustFaith Ministries in partnership with Simmons College of Kentucky. Dr. Brogdon, who has taught many classes on the life...
Cassady speaks with St. Stephen Church on MLK Sunday
On MLK Sunday, BSK President, David Cassady, spoke with St. Stephen Church about the importance of racial justice and repair in the work of the church. Dr. Cassady's conversation begins at the 6:30 mark and can be viewed here.
BSK receives $750,000 grant to start Institute for Black Church Studies
Kentucky seminary receives Baugh Foundation grant to start Institute for Black Church Studies GEORGETOWN, Ky.— Supported by a $750,000 Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation grant, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky will launch the Institute for Black Church Studies in...
Response to January 6 Events
To the BSK Community The events of January 6 were deeply troubling. Many of us are today feeling grief, anger, anxiousness, and hurt. As a community, how do we grapple with this moment? How did we get to this moment? How are we, as people of faith, called to live in...
BSK Alumni Virtually Share Pulpit
BSK alumni, Micah Spicer, Pastor of Third Baptist Church in Owensboro, KY, has invited fellow BSK alumni, Laura Edgar, to be a guest preacher for him this Sunday, December 27. Laura will be preaching virtually at 3BC. Click here to find out how to view Laura's sermon...
BSK & Flexible Theological Education in Virginia
BSK President, Dr. David Cassady, recently contributed to CBF Virginia's Monthly Memo newsletter, writing about BSK's partnership with CBF VA in relation to distance education. Click here to read more.
BSK 2020
BSK has made great strides across a number of initiatives in 2020. Scroll down to view highlights of our accomplishments! Distance Education BSK began distance education in March due to the pandemic. Already well down the road and familiar with Zoom, Microsoft Teams,...
Year in the Life of a Rural Minister
In the Spring 2021 semester beginning in January, BSK will be offering Year in the Life of a Rural Minister, the second of three courses required for our Rural Ministry Certificate. This course will meet on Thursday mornings from 10 AM to 12 PM on Zoom. In this...
Lessons and Carols Chapel Service
Each year, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky holds a chapel service called "Lessons and Carols" at the start of Advent. This year is no different, even amidst the pandemic and the seminary being fully virtual. On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at 10 AM, BSK will hold...
BSK to play major role in Virginia CBF’s theological education initiative
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky and Union Presbyterian Seminary are joining hands with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia to offer new options in theological education for Virginia students. BSK, which has a growing distance education program, will support...
Pre-Order “Lent of Liberation” by BSK student Cheri Mills
BSK student, Cheri Mills, has authored a second book. "Lent of Liberation: Confronting the Legacy of American Slavery " is described as "a lenten devotional to empower you for the work of racial justice." Cheri previously authored "40 Days of Prayer: For the...
Brogdon participates in diversity panel at OSUIT
Dr. Lewis Brogdon, Research Professor of Preaching and Black Church Studies at BSK, was asked to participate in a panel discussion on systemic racism by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology on Thursday, November 5....
BSK thanks student Janine Williams
BSK student Janine Williams recently served as Interim Director of Admissions while Abby Sizemore was on maternity leave. When planning for Abby's maternity leave, President David Cassady and Abby both agreed on the ideal choice for this interim position in Janine....
Dr. Cassady Leading in CBF KY Bookclub
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Kentucky Ministries Work Group has started a new virtual book club! This month, on Tuesday, October 27, BSK President, Dr. David Cassady, will lead a study on the book, Growing Young: Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People...
Virtual CBF Week at BSK
Last week was "CBF Week" at BSK. CBF Week is an annual event in which staff from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship travel to BSK to promote the partnership between the two organizations. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year, CBF Week was offered virtually. Staff...