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Graduates Chapel will honor BSK’s Class of 2023
Each year, for BSK's last scheduled Chapel service of the academic year, the Seminary honors its graduates. This year, the graduates being honored are Joseph Dunn, Samuel Bland, and Zachary Fraley. Graduates Chapel will be held this Wednesday, May 3, at 10 AM, Eastern...
Rev. Dr. Jamesetta Ferguson leading BSK Community Prayers
Join us this Wednesday, April 26, at 10 AM, Eastern Time, as Rev. Dr. Jamesetta Ferguson leads Community Prayers. Rev. Dr. Ferguson is Senior Pastor of St. Peter UCC in Louisville, KY. Click here for Zoom information to join us from where you are!
Students in BSK’s Worship class to lead Community Prayers
One of BSK's core classes is "Worship," taught this semester by Rev. Amber Inscore Essick, adjunct professor at BSK. This Wednesday, April 19 at 10 AM, Eastern Time, this group of students and Rev. Inscore Essick will lead BSK's weekly Community Prayers session....
BSK students lead in Community Prayers for Holy Week
The BSK Community will be gathering tomorrow morning, Wednesday, April 5 at 10 AM, Eastern Time, for prayers. This week, Dr. Inscore Essick’s “Early Christian Practices” class will be leading the community in prayer. Join us for this time of prayer amidst Holy Week....
Support CBF’s Together for Hope and BSK’s Rural Ministry Program
Support the good work of Together for Hope and BSK’s Rural Ministry Program. Walk, run, ride or swim (or paddle, row, hike, trail run, dog walk, or other), in your own place, at your own pace, May 15-August 15. Set a goal and get moving this summer and earn a really...
BSK alumna calls for amplification of women in all areas of ministry, not just preaching
"Ministry is happening everywhere, not just in the preaching on Sunday mornings. As Meredith Stone, executive director of BWIM, has suggested, if we want female pastors to be able to lead from the pulpit and beyond, we’re going to need to attend to the leadership of...
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Cassady Visiting FBC Morehead
This fall, Dr. David Cassady, BSK President, has been visiting many partner churches around Kentucky to share good news and updates about things happening at BSK. This has taken him around the state where he has been able to meet and get to know many in the BSK...
Registration Open – Journey for Justice Breakfast
Journey for Justice is an event on November 5-6 at the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky. This event seeks to empower women leading in the church, and will feature Rev. Dr. Eileen Campbell-Reed. As a part of this event, Rev. Dr. Campbell-Reed will lead a conversation...
Article by BSK Alumnus Bert Montgomery
BSK Alumnus, Bert Montgomery, recently contributed an article entitled, "That Time a Woman Stood up in Church and Called Me a Muslim" to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's blog. Bert writes, "I am a Bible-believing, Jesus-loving Christian to my atheist and agnostic...
Fall Convocation Chapel – September 25
The Baptist Seminary of Kentucky will hold Fall Convocation Chapel on Monday, September 25 at 4:30 PM at Georgetown Baptist Church. Dr. David Cassady, BSK President, will address the seminary community. An important part of the convocation will be the recognition of...
Journey for Justice – November 5-6
BSK will be hosting an event called Journey for Justice on November 5-6, which seeks to empower women leading the church. How are women faring in the leadership of the church? In moderate Baptist life they still only lead between six and seven percent of the churches...
Medley Receives Promotion
By a recent action of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Mark Medley has been promoted to Professor of Theology at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky. Dr. Medley began his service with BSK as Associate Professor in the fall of 2007, and teaches in the areas of Christian Theology,...
Cassady to Preach at Buechel Park Baptist Church
David Cassady, President of the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, will preach at Buechel Park Baptist Church in Louisville, KY, this Sunday, September 10, 2017. Buechel Park Baptist Church is a partner church of BSK and has an alumna and current student serving on staff!...
First Chapel of the Year – September 11
Each year, the BSK community holds several chapel services that are open to the community. These chapel services are held on Monday afternoons at 4:30 PM at Georgetown Baptist Church, across the street from our Georgetown College site in Georgetown, KY. After each...
BSK Alumnus Writes Song About Removal of Confederate Statues
BSK alumnus, Aaron Austin, Associate Pastor of Missions and Outreach at Central Baptist Church in Lexington, Ky, wrote and recorded a song after reflecting on the city's decision to remove the two confederate statues located in the old courthouse square. Click here to...
Cassady to Preach at Central Baptist Church – August 27
This Sunday, August 27, BSK President, Dr. David Cassady, will be preaching at Central Baptist Church in Lexington, KY at 11:00 AM. BSK and Central Baptist Church are very intertwined and have many connections through the staff at CBC. Senior Pastor, Rev. Dr. Mark...
Simmons College to Become New Site for BSK
The Baptist Seminary of Kentucky (BSK) announced that it will establish offices and begin offering a full Master of Divinity degree in West Louisville at HBCU Simmons College beginning with the 2018 Spring semester. BSK was founded in 2001 and is accredited by the...
Dr. Laura Levens to Preach at Living Faith Baptist Fellowship
BSK loves being involved in the lives of our partner churches! This Sunday, August 27, BSK Assistant Professor of Christian Mission, Dr. Laura Levens, will be preaching at Living Faith Baptist Fellowship at 10:30 AM. BSK alumnus Roger Jasper is pastor of Living Faith...
Dr. Mark Medley to Teach “Faith in Film” Series
Are you interested in how faith and theology interact with film? Join our Associate Professor of Theology, Dr. Mark Medley, on Wednesday nights at 6:15 PM at Calvary Baptist Church in Lexington from August 23 - September 13 for a Faith in Film series. Following an...
Statement on Charlottesville
In response to the events in Charlottesville this past Saturday, BSK affirms these words from our Associate Professor of Theology, Mark Medley: “I'm disgusted and repulsed by the vile racism, white racist ideology, and domestic terrorism by white supremacists in...
Author Andrew Noe – New Book!
We celebrate with Alumni Andrew Noe the publication of his new book Live the Stories: 50 Interactive Children’s Sermons, by Smyth & Helwys Publishing. The book provides church leaders a practical guide to teaching children during the worship service through...
New Director of Admissions
The Baptist Seminary of Kentucky is pleased to announce Abby Sizemore as its new Director of Admissions. Abby begins her new role on July 24. Abby (Shelton) Sizemore is a native of Owensboro, Kentucky and a 2013 graduate of Georgetown College. After graduating from...
Dr. Eric A. Johnson to teach preaching
BSK welcomes Dr. Eric A. Johnson, who will be teaching preaching in the Fall 2017 semester. "We are excited about the opportunity for our students to be led by such an accomplished preacher," said BSK president David Cassady. Dr. Eric A. Johnson is the pastor of...
Devin Harris-Davis Published in Nurturing Faith Journal
BSK Student Devin Harris-Davis wrote "Hospitality in unexpected places" for the July-August issue of the Nurturing Faith Journal. Devin shares how she discovered the power of hospitality through an unexpected experience. She writes, "Nine months before my wedding day,...
College, Seminary Seek to Bridge Racial Opportunity Gap
Simmons College of Kentucky and the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky announced plans Feb. 16 to make it easier for African-American college graduates to earn graduate degrees. Read More at Baptist News Global