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Levens reflects on her experience at Baptist Scholars International Roundtable
Dr. Laura Levens, BSK's Associate Professor of Christian Mission, recently visited Oxford, England for the Baptist Scholars International Roundtable. Dr. Levens says, "I felt both contented and challenged as I returned home from Oxford and BSIR. I am contented by this...
Medley Named Interim Academic Dean
Dr. Mark Medley will begin serving as the Interim Academic Dean for the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky beginning September 1, 2023. He will also continue his role as Professor of Theology. Dr. Medley has taught theology and ethics at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky since...
BSK kicks off a new semester with highest number of students in the seminary’s history
Classes began for BSK students on Monday, August 21. This semester marks some historic milestones for BSK, with the highest number of students in the seminary's history. This record-breaking number of students encompasses students enrolled in BSK's Master of Divinity...
Join us virtually for the first BSK Prayers of the academic year
Please join us for the first BSK Prayers of the fall semester on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 10:00 am (eastern time) via Zoom. Rev. Erica Whitaker, Associate Director, The Institute for Black Church Studies, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, will be leading prayers....
Whitaker preaches at Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville
Rev. Erica Whitaker, Associate Director of BSK's Institute for Black Church Studies, preached at Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville, KY this past Sunday, August 6. Crescent Hill Baptist Church is a great partner of BSK's, hosting the Seminary's Louisville...
Cassady Speaks at Zomi Baptist Event
BSK president, David Cassady, was a speaker at the second graduation service for the Zomi Christian Theological Seminary, held during the annual gathering for the Zomi Baptist Churches of America in Atlanta, on July 29, 2023. During the event, Dr. Cassady was also...
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Amber Inscore Essick Writes for Young Clergy Women International
Rev. Amber Inscore Essick, an adjunct faculty member at the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, has written an article for Young Clergy Women International. This article is entitled, "Until You Know That I Know-And You Are Okay with That: Pastoral Confidence-Keeping." This...
“Call Her Pastor”
Dr. Laura Levens, BSK's Assistant Professor of Christian Mission, has started a series with Rev. Lauren McDuffie, Associate Pastor at FBC Morehead, for Baptist Women in Ministry's blog. The series is entitled "Call Her Pastor" and, in it, Dr. Levens and Rev. McDuffie...
Dr. Amy Mears to Teach Preaching
The Baptist Seminary of Kentucky is excited to welcome Dr. Amy Mears as adjunct professor of Preaching for the Fall 2018 semester. Dr. Mears is co-pastor of Glendale Baptist Church in Nashville, TN. A native of South Carolina, Dr. Mears received her M.Div. and PhD...
Bob Browning Makes Hope Visible
First Baptist Church of Frankfort, Kentucky celebrated the ministry of Bob and Jackie Browning on Sunday, June 24, 2018. Known for his large smile and eager, positive spirit, Browning preached of memories across his ministry, offered words of blessing for the church,...
Dr. Jackson to Preach at FBC Middlesboro
Dr. Dalen Jackson, BSK's Academic Dean and Professor of Biblical Studies, will be preaching at First Baptist Church of Middlesboro, KY, this Sunday, June 24, 2018. FBC Middlesboro has always been supportive of the work of BSK, and we are grateful to partner with them!...
BSK Involved in Faithways Academy
BSK alumnus Andrew Noe, class of 2013, is the Director of the Faithways Academy at Georgetown College. Faithways Academy is a summer program that is designed to offer high school students a pre-college experience that enables them to reflect deeply on their faith in...
Dr. Levens Graduate Banquet Remarks
On May 11, 2018, the night before BSK's annual Commencement ceremony, Dr. Laura Levens offered remarks entitled "Well Done, Graduating Students" at the Graduates Banquet. Please read Dr. Levens remarks below: Well Done, Graduating Students Good evening, and...
June E-News
Do you receive BSK's monthly e-newsletter? June's e-news was sent out on June 15, 2018. In it there was information about our new Flourish Center and BSK student Scarlette Jasper's recent award. There was also a list of courses that individuals could audit this fall....
A Father’s Day Prayer
A “Father's Day 2018” Prayer for Us, Whose Country is Separating Children from their Fathers (and Mothers) © Rev. Bert Montgomery Lord, We come today, on this day set aside to honor our fathers, painfully aware of the children along our nation's border who are...
Sabrina Smith Ordination
Sabrina Smith, BSK class of 2018, was ordained by First Baptist Church of Corbin, KY this past Sunday, June 10, 2018. BSK President, Dr. David Cassady, participated in the service as did Rev. Bob Fox, the Executive Coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of...
Amber Inscore Essick Writes for Henry County Local
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky adjunct professor, Rev. Amber Inscore Essick, recently wrote an article for the Henry County Local. This article addressed the many ways individuals pray. Rev. Inscore Essick's article prompted readers to consider how they would pray...
BSK Faculty Participate in Ignite
The faculty of the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky are participating in a series at St. Stephen Church in Louisville, KY called Ignite. This series takes place on Wednesday nights at 6:00 PM and is meant to empower church members to join in the ministries of the church....
BSK and CBF of KY Dinner
The Baptist Seminary of Kentucky and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Kentucky will join together for a community dinner out at CBF General Assembly on Thursday, June 14, 2018. The dinner will be held at Ellen's, a local restaurant in Dallas, TX, from 5:30-7:00...
Sabrina Smith Ordination
BSK alumna, Sabrina Smith, will be ordained by First Baptist Church of Corbin, KY on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 10:30 AM. Sabrina graduated from BSK last month and has been serving on staff at FBC Corbin. This month, Sabrina will be moving to Pine City, New York to be...
BSK Alumni on Podcast
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky alumnus Micah Spicer started a podcast entitled "Scripture and Spice" early this year. Micah has produced several episodes of his podcast where he is joined by a variety of guests, often including some of his BSK professors and classmates....
Dr. Laura Levens on The T.O.R.C.H.
BSK Assistant Professor of Christian Mission, Dr. Laura Levens, was recently featured on The T.O.R.C.H., a weekly podcast presented by Simmons College of Kentucky for churches in the NBCA, Intl., Inc. Dr. Levens talked about what "mission" is and why it is complicated...
Graduates Banquet
In the midst of all of the graduation festivities this past month, we also spent time reflecting on our graduates' time at BSK at our Graduates Banquet the night before commencement. See the photos below from this special event. [gallery columns="2" size="full"...
BSK Alumna Called as Pastor
The Baptist Seminary of Kentucky is so proud of our recent alumna, Sabrina Smith, who has recently been called as pastor of Pine City Baptist Church in New York! Pine City Baptist Church is a part of American Baptist Churches - USA. Sabrina says of her new call, "When...
Graduation Photos
The Baptist Seminary of Kentucky's fourteenth annual Commencement Ceremony was held on May 12, 2018. It was a wonderful day as we celebrated four of our fantastic students becoming alumni! See below some of the pictures from the day, taken by Joanna Like Photography....
BSK Celebrates Graduation
This past Saturday, the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky held our 14th annual commencement. It was a wonderful day as we celebrated the graduation of four students: Sara Herrington Jones, Marcus Pernell, Ben Burton, and Sabrina Smith. We will be posting more...