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Levens participates in the installation service of Lauren McDuffie
Dr. Laura Levens, BSK's Associate Professor of Christian Mission, recently participated in the installation service for Rev. Lauren McDuffie, Senior Pastor of Community Baptist Church in Henderson, KY. Dr. Levens and Rev. McDuffie are both a part of Kentucky's Baptist...
BSK alumni study how trauma interacts with theology and the practice of pastoral care
Dr. Mark Medley, Professor of Theology and Interim Academic Dean at BSK, invited BSK alumni to audit, "Trauma, Theology, and Pastoral Practice" that is being taught by Dr. Medley and Rev. Anastasia Holman this semester. 5 alumni ended up auditing this course, and have...
Convocation Chapel will welcome new students and offer address from Alma Tinoco Ruiz
Please join us for Convocation Chapel on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 10:00 AM (Eastern Time) via Zoom. To access Zoom information for Convocation and all future chapel and community prayers dates, click here. We are glad to welcome Dr. Alma Tinoco Ruiz as our...
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...
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Commencement Speaker: Bert Montgomery
This Saturday, May 12, 2018, we will celebrate the graduation of 4 of our outstanding students at our annual commencement ceremony. These 4 BSK graduates are Sabrina Smith, Sara Herrington Jones, Marcus Pernell, and Ben Burton. Rev. Bert Montgomery, BSK class of 2007,...
Graduate Highlight: Sabrina Smith
Each student that graduates from the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky is required to take The Benediction. The Benediction is designed as an endpoint or blessing to Seminary studies. The primary objective of this class is to integrate theological studies with ongoing...
John Inscore Essick Writes for Henry County Local
BSK Associate Professor of Church History, Dr. John Inscore Essick, is a regular column writer for the Henry County Local. Recently, Dr. Inscore Essick has been writing on addiction, as he has researched and interviewed individuals in an effort to bring light to the...
BSK Graduates Celebrated at Final Chapel
Several Mondays throughout the school year, the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky community has worshipped together at our regular Chapel services. The final Chapel service of the year will be held on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 4:30 PM at Georgetown Baptist Church. At this...
Dr. Dalen Jackson on The T.O.R.C.H.
BSK Academic Dean and Professor of Biblical Studies, Dr. Dalen Jackson, was recently featured on The T.O.R.C.H., a weekly podcast presented by Simmons College of Kentucky for churches in the NBCA, Inc. Dr. Jackson talked about a couple of different passages in the...
BSK Sunday at St. Stephen Church
St. Stephen Church, a partner of the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, participated in BSK Sunday at all 3 of their campuses in Louisville, KY, Radcliff, KY, and Jeffersonville, IN. St. Stephen showed a video highlighting two leaders in their congregations that are BSK...
BSK Sunday at FBC Corbin
This past Sunday, April 15, 2018, was BSK Sunday. On BSK Sunday, alumni, faculty, staff, students, and trustees of BSK preached and led in worship in 20 churches across Kentucky and even in other states. While these BSK representatives were in the pulpits of these...
Over 15 Churches Involved in BSK Sunday
This Sunday, April 15, 2018, has been designated as our 2nd annual BSK Sunday. On BSK Sunday, over 15 churches across Kentucky, and even some in other states, will highlight BSK during their morning worship services. BSK students, faculty, staff, alumni, and trustees...
April Newsletter
Would you like to receive regular updates about what is happening at BSK? Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to have monthly updates delivered right to your inbox! Our first e-mail newsletter went out yesterday and included updates on new programs, BSK Banquet, and...
You’re Invited: BSK Chapel
Several Mondays a semester, the BSK community gathers for a Chapel service. These Chapel services are held in the sanctuary of Georgetown Baptist Church, across the street from our site on the campus of Georgetown College. This Monday, April 16, 2018, BSK Chapel will...
Dr. Bill Holmes Book Signing
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky former Trustee and Interim President, Dr. Bill Holmes, recently wrote and had published Thoughts from the Bedside: From Medicine to Chaplaincy and Beyond. This Saturday, April 14, 2018, Dr. Holmes will have a book signing at Barnes &...
The T.O.R.C.H. Podcast
The National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. has teamed up with Simmons College of Kentucky to present a weekly podcast entitled The T.O.R.C.H. or "Topics on Revitalizing Church Health." Baptist Seminary of Kentucky faculty and staff will frequently contribute to...
BSK Alumnus Starts Podcast
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky alumnus Micah Spicer has recently started a podcast entitled "Scripture and Spice." Since early this year, Micah has produced several episodes of his podcast where he is joined by a variety of guests. On his most recent episode, Micah was...
Honoring Dr. King
The Baptist Seminary of Kentucky was recently honored to host Ruby Nell Sales as the speaker at our annual Hinson Lectures. As we honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today on the 50th anniversary of his assassination, Ruby shared with us the following sermon...
BSK Professors Offer Op-Ed
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky professors Dr. Mark Medley, Professor of Theology, and Dr. John Inscore Essick, Associate Professor of Church History, recently submitted an opinion editorial for the Courier Journal. In this op-ed, the professors compared high school...
Rev. Amber Inscore Essick’s Published Poem
Rev. Amber Inscore Essick, Adjunct Professor of Christian Worship, has published her first poem, "Making a Life from a Living in a Rural Church." Rev. Inscore Essick co-pastors Port Royal Baptist Church, a rural congregation in Henry County. You can find her poem,...
Dr. Levens’ Sermon, “Living Water.”
Dr. Laura Levens, Assistant Professor of Christian Mission, preached at Central Baptist Church on the Samaritan woman in John 4, Dorothy Day, Kate Bowler, and searching for living water during Lent. It is entitled, “Living Water.” She says, "I love to weave...
Dr. Inscore Essick on the Addiction Crisis
Dr. John Inscore Essick, BSK's Associate Professor of Church History, has been writing a series in his local paper, Henry County Local, on the area's addiction crisis. Dr. Inscore Essick says, "I agreed to write the “Reckoning with Addiction” series for Henry...
BSK Graduate’s Ordination
Rev. Paul Klausing, currently serving as a counselor and chaplain, was ordained on Sunday, February 25th at Buechel Park Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Rev. Klausing graduated from the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky in May of 2016. Several BSK students,...
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky Awarded $300,000 Grant
GEORGETOWN, Kentucky — The Eula Mae & John Baugh Foundation has awarded $300,000 to the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky (BSK) to support the seminary’s growing presence at Simmons College in Louisville, Kentucky. The grant will be provided over a three-year period,...