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Levens preaches at FBC on St. Clair and Georgetown College
Dr. Laura Rodgers Levens is on the road this week, preaching all over Central Kentucky! On Sunday, November 12, Dr. Levens preached at First Baptist Church on St. Clair in Frankfort, KY and on Tuesday, November 14, she will preach at Georgetown College for their...
Siloam Project team participates in Pathways for Tomorrow gathering
A team from BSK was recently in Indianapolis for a conference hosted by the Association of Theological Schools, which accredits BSK, and the In Trust Center, which supports theological schools by providing resources and consulting. This conference was for the purpose...
Important Contributions Noted
Dr. Dalen Jackson and Baptist Seminary of Kentucky have reached an agreement to separate. Jackson began teaching at BSK with its first classes in 2002, serving as Academic Dean and Professor of Biblical Studies from 2008 to 2023. He played a key role in leading the...
BSK alumni lead at newly formed Great Rivers Fellowship gathering
BSK alumni, Brittany Stillwell and Sara Herrington Jones, recently led in a gathering held by Great Rivers Fellowship. Great Rivers Fellowship is a newly formed regional group of Cooperative Baptist Fellowship churches in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. BSK...
Brogdon presenting webinar entitled, “A Better Future”
On Monday, November 6, from 1-2 PM, CDT, Dr. Lewis Brogdon, associate professor of preaching and Black church studies at the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, presents a webinar entitled, "A Better Future" with Abilene Christian University's Baptist Studies Center. Dr....
BSK student installed as NBCA leader in Southwest Louisiana
On Friday, October 27, 2023, BSK student, Rev. Jimmy R. Stevens was installed as the President of 7th District Baptist Association of Southwest Louisiana at the New Covenant Faith Baptist Church in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Pictured above, left to right, Rev. Jimmy R....
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New Online Library Catalog at Simmons College
The Simmons College Library has a new online catalog! As a part of a major upgrade in their library system, they have launched a new web interface for their growing collection serving the entire Simmons community as well as the BSK Louisville site. Check out the link...
Cassady to Speak at Georgetown College December Baccalaureate
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky's President, Dr. David Cassady, will speak at Georgetown College's December Baccalaureate chapel service on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 11:00 AM. This Baccalaureate service will honor December graduates from Georgetown College. BSK hosts...
Poem by Rev. Amber Inscore Essick
Reverend Amber Inscore Essick recently wrote a poem entitled, "The Words" for Young Clergy Women International. Rev. Inscore Essick and her husband, John, co-pastor Port Royal Baptist Church together. Additionally, Rev. Inscore Essick is an adjunct faculty member at...
Service of Lessons and Carols
On Monday, December 3, 2018, the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky will hold a Service of Lessons and Carols to mark the beginning of Advent. Please join us at 4:30 PM in the Georgetown Baptist Church Sanctuary. After the service, we will gather for a meal in the...
BSK by the Numbers
As we approach the end of the year, we have spent some time looking back at 2017-2018 and appreciating the progress that has been made at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky. Please see the images below to see a visual representation of these milestones. We look...
BSK Thanks Georgetown College
Throughout the month of November, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky will be expressing thankfulness for our many ministry partners. Today, during this third week of November, BSK would like to thank Georgetown College. Georgetown College is one of two of BSK's "homes."...
January Term Course and Retreat Open to BSK Community
In January, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky will offer an intensive J-Term class entitled, Monasticism Old and New. Taught by Drs. Medley and and Inscore Essick, this course will have an accompanying two-night retreat at St. Meinrad Archabbey in Spencer County, Indiana....
New Center for Congregational Imagination Launched at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2018 GEORGETOWN, KY — Flourish: Center for Congregational Imagination launches today with a website, podcast and blog (flourish.bsk.edu). This new center at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky (BSK) focuses on helping churches and ministry...
BSK Thanks Simmons College of Kentucky
Throughout the month of November, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky will be expressing thankfulness for our many ministry partners. Today, during this second week of November, BSK would like to thank Simmons College of Kentucky. Simmons College of Kentucky is one of two of...
BSK Thanks Georgetown Baptist Church
Throughout the month of November, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky will be expressing thankfulness for our many ministry partners. Today, in this first week of November, we are highlighting Georgetown Baptist Church. Georgetown Baptist Church hosts BSK for our regular...
BSK Trustee Speaks Out on Kroger Tragedy
Rev. Ron Oliver, a Baptist Seminary of Kentucky Trustee, recently spoke out on the hate crime that happened in Jeffersontown, KY last week when a gunman opened fire in a local Kroger. Oliver said, "That was disturbing to me and to others that it feels like the next...
Dr. Glenn Hinson Honored at Oates Institute Awards Banquet
On October 18, 2018, the Oates Institute honored Dr. Glenn Hinson at their annual Awards Gathering. Dr. Hinson served as Senior Professor of Church History and Spirituality at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky for many years. BSK was honored to be a sponsor of this event...
Bill Holmes to Participate in KY Book Fair
Dr. Bill Holmes will be one of the featured authors at the Kentucky Book Fair on Saturday, November 17th at the Kentucky Horse Park's Alltech Arena. Dr. Holmes recently wrote Thoughts from the Bedside, From Medicine to Chaplaincy and Beyond. Dr. Holmes will be...
BSK Alumni Start Theology Reading Group
Several Baptist Seminary of Kentucky alumni have started a theology reading group with Dr. Mark Medley, BSK's Professor of Theology. The idea for this group came from Dr. Medley and Rev. Brittany Stillwell, BSK class of 2013. In describing the inspiration for this...
BSK Participates in #GivingTuesday
Since it began in 2012, #GivingTuesday has become a global movement. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their...
Cassady Installed as Second President
Dr. David Cassady was installed as Baptist Seminary of Kentucky's second President on Friday, September 28, 2018. The Installation Service was held at Calvary Baptist Church in Lexington, KY. The BSK Community was represented from far and wide, as guests travelled...
Dr. Levens to Preach on Sunday
Dr. Laura Levens, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky's Assistant Professor of Christian Mission, will preach at St. Matthews Baptist Church this Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 10:30 AM. Dr. Levens grew up at St. Matthews Baptist Church, among many other connections to Baptist...
Angela Project 2018
Last weekend, September 14-15, St. Stephen Church and Simmons College of Kentucky hosted the third annual Angela Project commemorating the 400th Anniversary of Black Enslavement in America. Some of the featured speakers included Jesse Jackson, Dedrick Assant-Muhammad,...
Cassady Preaches at Broadway Baptist
This past Sunday, September 16, 2018, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky's President, Dr. David Cassady, preached at Broadway Baptist Church in Louisville, KY. Dr. Cassady's Sermon was entitled, "When it Feels Like There is Not Enough" and his sermon text was from John...
Praying Together
What I’ve Learned From Ten Years of Praying Together with BSK Students By John Inscore Essick Praying together is… Belief and doubt Family-friendly and family-dividing Waiting and pushing ahead Kneeling and standing Silence and shouting Weeping and laughing...