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BSK Theological Seminary Awarded $7 Million Grant for Innovative Collaboration in Theological Education
December 5, 2025 Lexington, KY – BSK Theological Seminary has received a grant of $7 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. The project is being funded through Lilly Endowment’s Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative. This initiative is designed to help theological...
BSK receives $100,000 grant from Baugh Foundation to advance Black church studies
December 3, 2025 LEXINGTON, Kentucky — The Eula Mae & John Baugh Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to BSK Theological Seminary (BSK) to strengthen the Seminary’s Institute for Black Church Studies in 2026. This generous gift will support the Cosby Scholars...
Join us for our Lessons and Carols Chapel
Please join us Wednesday, December 3, for our Lessons and Carols Chapel at 10:00 AM, Eastern Time, via Zoom. We'll share scripture, prayer, silence, and song as we begin the Advent season together. Click here to join us.
Dean Medley to lead webinar about the nature of incarnation
On Wednesday, December 3, Dr. Mark Medley will be leading a webinar for the Center for Deep Green Faith on "A Feral Incarnation: Rewinding Incarnation through Advent." After a brief review of how the gospels present Jesus in nature, Dr. Medley will lead us in an...
Support BSK Theological Seminary on Giving Tuesday
At BSK Theological Seminary, we believe the world needs daring faith leaders—women and men who listen deeply, serve compassionately, and lead courageously in a rapidly changing world. In 2025, that call has never been more urgent. Every gift to BSK fuels our mission...
BSK graduate inspires students with Thanksgiving speech
BSK graduate, Gerald Perkins, recently spoke to the students of James Ward Center for Excellence in Louisiana. The subject of his speech was about Thanksgiving, and students were challenged to name what they were thankful for. Gerald says, "James Ward Center for...
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Baptist Seminary of Kentucky Becomes BSK Theological Seminary
Enshrining its commonly used acronym in its formal identity, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky will be known officially as BSK Theological Seminary effective May 15, 2024. BSK trustees approved the change earlier this year, a move that came after two years of discussions...
Crescent Hill Baptist Church celebrates BSK Sunday
Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville, KY, a long-time partner of BSK, will celebrate "BSK Sunday" this Sunday, May 5 at 10:45 AM (Eastern Time). Not only is CHBC a long-time partner of BSK, but the church is also host to 2 BSK faculty and staff offices as well...
BSK announces Wade and Jodi Rowatt Fund for Pastoral Care at annual banquet
Dr. Wade Rowatt helped shape a high-quality approach to pastoral care at BSK that continues to enrich the care offered by chaplains, ministers and pastoral counselors. In his decades-long vocation as professor, counselor, retreat leader, local church minister, and...
Pastoral care scholar to join BSK faculty
The Rev. Dr. Jaye Peabody Smith will join the BSK Faculty as Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling starting August 1, 2024. Peabody Smith holds DMin and MDiv degrees from the McAfee School of Theology (Mercer University), a MS in Counseling from...
Chapel will honor BSK graduates
Join us on Wednesday, May 1, at 10:00 am Eastern for BSK Graduates Chapel. We're excited to hear from and celebrate our 2024 graduates! Graduate’s Chapel will include a time of blessing for each MDiv graduate. The graduates are Kevin Adams, Leigh Anne Armstrong,...
Rural Ministry Program hosts “rural movie night” jointly with The Berry Center
BSK's Rural Ministry Program will be hosting a first-of-its-kind “Rural Movie Night” jointly sponsored with The Berry Center this weekend! Check it out!
Stillwell analyzes why the women who witnessed the empty tomb might have been afraid
"They knew all too well that no matter how true it was, no matter how amazingly important this news was, no matter how well-prepared their words were, no matter how long they had studied under Jesus himself — no one would listen." BSK alumna, Rev. Brittany Stillwell,...
Rev. Amber Inscore Essick and Intro to Worship class to lead Community Prayers
Join us for BSK Community Prayers on Wednesday, April 17, at 10:00 am (Eastern time) via Zoom. We're excited to have Professor Amber Inscore Essick leading us with contributions from the BSK Introduction to Worship class! Click here for Zoom information.
Everett challenges problems of inequity in Kentucky schools
Rev. Dr. Anthony Everett recently wrote an op-ed that was picked up by the Lexington Times. In this op-ed, Dr. Everett discusses the issues of inequity among schools in Fayette County and beyond throughout all of Kentucky. Dr. Everett's op-ed was written soon after he...
Rev. Dr. Anthony Everett to deliver Keenan Lecture at Spalding University
On Thursday, April 11, from 6-7 PM (Eastern Time), Rev. Dr. Anthony Everett will deliver the 38th annual Keenan Lecture at Spalding University in Louisville, KY. Rev. Dr. Everett's lecture is entitled, "Prophetic Activism in an Age of Christian Nationalism." The...
BSK Banquet will honor Dr. Wade Rowatt and his impact on pastoral care
Please join us on Friday, April 19, at 5:30 PM (Eastern Time), as we honor Dr. Wade Rowatt and his impact on the field of pastoral care at the annual BSK Banquet! This banquet will take place at Calvary Baptist Church in Lexington, KY. To register, click here. Be sure...
Renowned author and historian preaching in BSK chapel
BSK invites you to join us virtually for Chapel this Wednesday, April 3 at 10 AM, Eastern time. Dr. Jemar Tisby, a renowned author and historian, will be our preacher. Tisby is the New York Times bestselling author of The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the...
Noted author and pastor featured on E3 Podcast
The E3 podcast, produced by BSK's Flourish Studio, focuses on women in ministry. Each episode features an interview with women serving in leadership roles as pastors, chaplains, scholars, seminaries, and non-profits. These podcast engage, educate and empower women in...
E3 Women in Ministry podcast features Rev. Dr. Lynn Brinkley
The E3 podcast, produced by BSK's Flourish Studio, focuses on women in ministry. Each episode features an interview with women serving in leadership roles as pastors, chaplains, scholars, seminaries, and non-profits. These podcast engage, educate and empower women in...
Hinson Lectures featured by Baptist News Global
"Payne said this movement of charismatics exhibit a version of nationalism that is portable but “subservient to eschatological Israel.” One example is a social media post by former Brazilian First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro, a charismatic Christian, after she cast a...
Register today for BSK’s annual banquet
BSK’s annual banquet, which happens each year in conjunction with CBF of Kentucky’s Spring Gathering, will be held on Friday, April 19, 2023 at 5:30 PM, Eastern Time. This year’s Spring Gathering and Banquet will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Lexington, KY. For...
Rev. Lauren McDuffie preaches in BWIM Month of Advocacy chapel service
Join us this Wednesday, March 20, at 10:00 AM Eastern for Chapel! Rev. Lauren McDuffie will be our preacher. Rev. McDuffie is Senior Pastor of Community Baptist Church in Henderson, Kentucky. She'll share with us "The King Who Arrived," her sermon on Mark 11:1-11....
Levens reflects on the church’s culpability in marginalizing the LGBTQ community
Dr. Laura Levens, Associate Professor for Christian Mission at BSK, recently wrote an article for Baptist News Global entitled, "Why can't we just 'BE KIND NOW!!'?" Dr. Levens writes, "I also learned I was culpable, no matter how nice I was. Even though I have fought...
Cheri Mills preached at Community Baptist Church in Henderson, KY for BWIM’s Month of Advocacy
Cheri Mills, BSK student, preached at Community Baptist Church in Henderson, KY for Baptist Women in Ministry's Month of Advocacy. Cheri has been a student at BSK since 2017. Cheri also serves as Church Administrator at St. Stephen Church in Louisville, KY. In 2022,...
Hinson Lectures speaker interviewed for “Books Your Church Needs to Read” podcast series
Rev. Erica Whitaker interviewed Dr. Leah Payne for the Flourish Studio's podcast series, "Books Your Church Needs to Read." Dr. Payne's book, God Gave Rock and Roll to You will be featured at the upcoming Hinson Lectures hosted by BSK on Wednesay, March 13 in...