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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...
Medley serves as co-facilitator of Lay Preaching Initiative with Episcopal Diocese of Lexington, KY
BSK's Professor of Theology, Dr. Mark Medley, has recently begun serving as a co-facilitator for the Lay Preaching Initiative with the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington, KY. Medley is facilitating this initiative with The Ven. Laurie Brock, Rector of St. Michael's...
Levens preaches at St. Matthews Baptist Church in Louisville, KY
Dr. Laura Levens, BSK's Associate Professor of Christian Mission, preached at St. Matthews Baptist Church in Louisville, KY this past Sunday. Dr. Levens grew up at St. Matthews Baptist and has been invited back to preach several times. Dr. Levens' sermon was entitled,...
BSK alumna promoted to executive director of The Food Literacy Project
Alix Davidson, a 2015 graduate of BSK, has recently been promoted to executive director of The Food Literacy Project in Louisville, KY. Alix has been with The Food Literacy Project since 2019. Alix says, "We work to engage young people in learning by discovery about...
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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,...
Sabrina Smith Preaches for Transfiguration Sunday
BSK's Sabrina Smith, graduating Spring of 2018, preached at Faith Baptist Church in Georgetown for Transfiguration Sunday. Smith was nominated by BSK for the Addie Davis Award for Excellence in Preaching in 2017. BSK Sunday will be on April 15, 2018. This...
Dr. Holmes, Thoughts from the Bedside
Dr. Bill Holmes, former member of BSK's Board of Trustees and former Interim President, has released a book, Thoughts from the Bedside: From Medicine to Chaplaincy and Beyond. The book is available in paperback through Amazon.
Rev. Inscore Essick, Writer in Residence
Rev. Amber Inscore Essick, Adjunct Professor of Christian Worship, is serving as a Writer in Residence for Fidelia Magazine, an online publication of Young Clergy Women International. Rev. Inscore Essick joined BSK faculty in 2017 and teaches courses focused on...
BSK Alumna Called as Pastor
Congratulations to BSK alumna Rev. Lisa Wood who has accepted the call as Pastor at Liberty Road Faith Fellowship in Lexington, Kentucky! Rev. Wood graduated from BSK in 2009 with an emphasis in Pastoral Care and Counseling. Liberty Road Faith Fellowship is located in...
Ordination of Rebecca Brown
Congratulations to BSK alumna, Rev. Rebecca Brown, who was ordained on December 10, 2017 at Living Faith Baptist Fellowship in Elizabethtown, KY. Rebecca graduated from BSK in 2013 and is now pursuing her Doctor of Ministry at Gardner-Webb University School of...
BSK Graduate Serving as Pastoral Counselor
Congratulations to Paul Klausing, BSK class of 2016, who completed his Chaplain Residency at Baptist Health Hospital in Louisville in August 2017! Paul is now a pastoral counselor in Louisville, accepting new clients.