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Remembering BSK’s first registrar

Remembering BSK’s first registrar

Winnie Bratcher, who was the Registrar at Georgetown College from 1981-2015, volunteered her time to Baptist Seminary of Kentucky when it first began as the Seminary's first Registrar. BSK and GC have had a long held partnership that continues to today. Winnie...

BSK Community remembers Jimmy Stevens

BSK Community remembers Jimmy Stevens

The BSK Community is celebrating the life of Jimmy Stevens, who passed away on January 31. Jimmy was the Pastor of New Covenant Faith Baptist Church as well as the President of 7th District Baptist Association of Southwest Louisiana. Members of the BSK Community...

West Louisville Forum addresses Black Musicology

West Louisville Forum addresses Black Musicology

Please join online or in person as Simmons College of Kentucky hosts a West Louisville Forum on Tuesday, February 6 at 11 AM (Eastern Time). This West Louisville Forum will feature Dr. Mondre Moffett, Professor of Music and Director of Jazz at Simmons College of...

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Brogdon Featured in “The East Hampton Star”

Dr. Lewis Brogdon, Research Professor of Preaching and Black Church Studies at BSK, had a piece published in "The East Hampton Star," a paper in New York. His piece, entitled, "Righteous Anger," says, Passion is good, but it must be channeled. Righteous anger should...

BSK Accreditation Reaffirmed for 10 Years by ATS

After completing a self-study process and site visit, the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky (BSK) was reaccredited for 10 years by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). This is the maximum length of time allowed by ATS. BSK received initial accreditation for 5...

“Deeply Troubled” by Dr. Mark Medley

Dr. Mark Medley, BSK's Professor of Theology, serves as Theologian-in-Residence at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Lexington, KY. As a part of his role, Dr. Medley often contributes to Good Shepherd's blog. In his most recent post, entitled, "Deeply...

Special BSK Flourish Workshop Series: America in Crisis

What is going on right now? Where do we go from here? The United States is in a moment of chaos. Communities are divided along racial lines, and there is disagreement and division everywhere. Protests against racially targeted arrests and killings, biased and brutal...

Letter from the BSK President

The “Good News” of the gospel is sorely needed in our time. We must act on the good news that all persons are valuable, treasured creations of God. Black lives have not been treated as valuable, and the church has for too long been silent, or worse, complicit, in...

BSK holds inaugural “Community Prayers” session via Zoom

The Baptist Seminary of Kentucky will be hosting Community Prayers each Wednesday morning at 10 AM via Zoom throughout the summer. Please join us for these prayer sessions as you are able. You can sing up to receive the Zoom link here. Future prayer sessions will be...

Brogdon Featured on “Great Bible Teachers”

Dr. Lewis Brogdon, Visiting Professor of Preaching and Black Church Studies at BSK, was featured by Rick Jordan, creator of Great Bible Teachers, on his blog. The post, entitled, "Why Aren't We Uncomfortable with Jesus?" encourages the reader to think about why Jesus...

“A Pandemic Psalm” by BSK Board Member Larry Gray

BSK board of trustees member, Larry Gray, recently wrote "A Pandemic Psalm" as a part of his Sunday School class at Highland Baptist Church in Louisville, KY. This Psalm includes a lot of Old Testament imagery and relates to our time in pandemic today. In addition to...

Holy Land Zoom Backgrounds

  Holy Land Zoom Backgrounds Educational Background Images Download these backgrounds of images from the Holy Land to use with Zoom. Descriptions are provided beside each image, so you can explain your chosen background image if others ask about it. It's educational!...

COVID-19 Congregational Response Surveys Available

BSK's Flourish Center has two surveys available to gather research as to how congregations are responding during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first survey gathers general information, and the second is more specific to pastoral care. We are so appreciative of those that...

40 Participate in BSK’s Inaugural Flourish Workshop

Thursday night, April 23, was the first session of the Pastoral Care and COVID-19 workshop through BSK's Flourish Center. There were 40 attendees and it was a wonderfully diverse group -- including ministers, chaplains, first responders, missionaries working with...

Dr. Wade Rowatt Writes for Ethics Daily

Dr. Wade Rowatt, BSK's Senior Professor of Pastoral Care, recently wrote an article for Ethics Daily entitled, "Quelling Your Noisy Heart During the Coronavirus Storm." Dr. Rowatt, along with Dr. Dartanya Hill, will be leading a 6-week workshop on Pastoral Care and...

BSK Student Offers Prayer for Medical Staff and Hospital Workers

BSK student, Hannah Moody, recently wrote a prayer in her Worship Class for medical staff and hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. BSK classes have continued to meet over Zoom during this time, and our students have been asked to spend time ministering,...

BSK Student Reflects on COVID-19 Outbreak

BSK student, Arthur O'Bannon, wrote the following piece as a part of his Pastoral Care and Counseling class at BSK. In this piece, Arthur responds to the COVID-19 outbreak. Read Arthur's piece below: I am writing this letter after being inspired by our Pastoral...

Dr. Rowatt offers comfort during COVID-19 pandemic

Dr. Wade Rowatt, Senior Professor of Pastoral Care at BSK, recently wrote an opinion piece for the Courier Journal about dealing with anxiety during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Rowatt writes, "New threats may bring new doubts. Doubts can be a hole through which...

BSK Sunday Postponed

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak and event cancellations and organization closures around the country, BSK has decided to postpone BSK Sunday until Fall 2020. Information will be provided about a future date as soon as possible. Contact Abby Sizemore at...

Faith in an Age of COVID-19

BSK student David Grady recently wrote about how faith plays a part in the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. See David's words below. One of the most often repeated phrases in the Bible is "Do not be afraid" or a variation on the theme. It's worth considering...

Amber Inscore Essick Writes for D365

Rev. Amber Inscore Essick, adjunct professor at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, was recently asked to write a weeks worth of devotionals for D365, a year-round online devotional. Rev. Inscore Essick's devotionals are for this week, the week of March 9 - 15, and are...

Register Today for BSK Banquet 2020

Registration is now open for the 2020 BSK Banquet, to be held in conjunction with CBF/KY's Spring Gathering. The BSK Banquet will be held at Third Baptist Church in Owensboro, KY on Friday, April 17, 2020 at 5:30 PM, CST. If you would like to learn more about the...

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