This past July, Rev. Amber Inscore Essick, BSK's Adjunct Professor of Christian Worship, attended Young Clergy Women International's annual conference held in Atlanta, GA. Rev. Inscore Essick wrote a poem about the opening worship service of this conference that was...

This summer, Joanna Lile, an adjunct faculty member at BSK, who is also an event photographer for the Seminary, traveled to Henry County, Kentucky to photograph "rural spaces." These photos will be used to promote BSK's Rural Ministry Program. Joanna is a talented...

In addition to his primary vocation of Professor of Theology at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, Dr. Mark Medley has recently begun serving as theologian-in-residence at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Lexington, KY. Beginning on September 8 and continuing...

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...