Dr John Inscore Essick, Director of BSK’s Rural Ministry Program, has published an editorial outlining what it will take to support rural ministry in the future. The editorial, entitled “A word about . . . Sustaining rural ministry for the future,” was published in...

This Sunday, September 1, 2019, BSK student, Jordan Conley, will be preaching at Okolona Baptist Church in Louisville, KY. Jordan has been a visiting preacher in many pulpits over the summer including Central Baptist Church and Ridgewood Baptist Church. If you are in...

Baptist Seminary of Kentucky is enrolling 16 new students for the Fall 2019 semester, which is the Seminary's largest incoming class in its history. New student orientation was held on Saturday, August 24, 2019 with both sites (Louisville and Georgetown, KY)...

BSK's President, Dr. David Cassady, will be preaching at First Baptist Church of Corbin, KY again this Sunday, August 11. Dr. Cassady preached at FBC Corbin last Sunday, with the sermon title, "The Bush is Burning." FBC Corbin is a great partner church of BSK and they...

Rev. Brittany Stillwell, BSK class of 2013, has recently accepted the position of Minister with Students and Families at Second Baptist Church in Little Rock, AR. Brittany has recently returned from serving with Door of Hope Children's Mission in South Africa. We are...

By Chris Sanders What is racism? The word is so much a part of the daily news and daily conversation that it deserves careful consideration. Let’s unpack it. I heard a speaker recently say racism is “a system of advantage based on race.” True, but does that definition...

BSK's President, Dr. David Cassady, will be preaching at First Baptist Church of Corbin the next two Sundays. FBC Corbin is a great partner church of BSK and they are currently searching for a new Senior Pastor. Dr. Cassady's sermon for this Sunday, August 4, 2019, is...

Have you ever considered auditing a course at the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky? BSK is a seminary with a heart for the Church. Not only do we provide training for ministers through our graduate program, we also offer training for lay leaders. Many of our courses are...

The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) met in Nassau, Bahamas July 8-12. Dr. Mark Medley, BSK's Professor of Theology, is a member of the BWA Commission on Baptist Doctrine and Christian Unity. Dr. Medley attended this Commission’s session, presenting a paper “We See in...

The In Trust Center for Theological Schools has awarded the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky a resource grant to help fund training for administration, faculty and staff in intercultural communications, as well as to participate in an implicit bias inventory. Additional...

BSK is always excited to share when our students and alumni are out and about using their gifts in the local church and beyond. BSK student, Jordan Conley, will be preaching at Ridgewood Baptist Church in Louisville, KY this Sunday, July 28, 2019! Jordan has been a...

Friends, supporters, students, and alumni are all invited to join BSK on its second annual retreat at St. Meinrad Archabbey. This retreat will take place from January 8-10, 2020. There are a limited number of rooms available at St. Meinrad's guest house, so those...

BSK student, Denny Vanderpool, was recently called as Co-Pastor of Hempridge Baptist Church in Waddy, Kentucky. Denny will be co-pastoring with Dr. Rick Underwood, who also serves as the Executive Director of the Oates Institute. Denny says, "Hempridge is a small...

Rev. Roger Jasper, an alumnus of BSK, has recently had a journal article published for Journal of European Baptist Studies. The article, "Hans-Georg Gadamer and the Mind of Christ: How the Baptist Tradition of Discernment Can Serve as a Resource for the...

BSK alumna, Kate Anderson, recently wrote and had published her new book, "Engaging the Sacred: Relational Spirituality as Pastoral Care." Kate's book describes the new framework for pastoral care that she and her colleagues created through Relational Spirituality,...

BSK alumnus, Bert Montgomery, has recently written a new book. Bert's new book, entitled, "A Rabbi and a Preacher Go to a Pride Parade" is his fifth book. His other books can be found here. Bert will be doing a book signing with Smyth & Helwys Publishing this...

BSK is always excited to share when our students and alumni are out and about using their gifts in the local church and beyond. BSK student Jordan Conley will be preaching at Central Baptist Church this Sunday, June 14, 2019! Jordan has been a student at BSK since...

Dr. Mark Medley, BSK's Professor of Theology, has recently written a review of Rowan Williams' book, Christ the Heart of Creation, for Front Porch Republic. Dr. Medley writes, "The book’s basic argument is that Jesus Christ is the key to understanding Christian...

BSK student Janine Williams will be preaching her Initial Sermon at St. Stephen Baptist Church's Hardin County campus on Friday, June 14, 2019 at 7 PM. This initial sermon is a part of Janine becoming licensed by her church. Please come out to support Janine if you...

Dr. Lewis Brogdon has been named Visiting Professor of Preaching and Black Church Studies at the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky. Dr. Brogdon joins the seminary in July 2019. The position is shared with Simmons College of Kentucky, as part of the partnership between the...