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Convocation preacher urges BSK Community to serve from a place of abundance
BSK was honored to welcome Rev. Dr. Cody Sanders, Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership at Luther Seminary, as Convocation Chapel preacher on September 3. Watch his inspiring sermon below!
BSK marks the beginning of the new academic year with Convocation Chapel
Please join us via Zoom for BSK Convocation Chapel on Wednesday, September 3, at 10 AM Eastern Time. We're thrilled to welcome Rev. Dr. Cody Sanders as our Convocation speaker! Rev. Dr. Sanders is the Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership...
BSK faculty and staff prepare for a civil rights pilgrimage funded by Wabash Center
BSK faculty and staff recently participated in the first phase of a new initiative taking place over the course of the next year entitled, Civil Rights Pilgrimage as a Vessel for Teaching through Trauma. The proposal for this initiative, submitted to the Wabash Center...
BSK student preaches at Eminence Baptist Church
BSK student, Juliette Wallace, was recently invited to preach at Eminence Baptist Church in Eminence, KY! EBC invites a BSK student to preach every year, and has been a long time supporter of BSK. Juliette's sermon was entitled, "Selah" and her focus text was Luke...
BSK celebrates Zomi Christian Theological Seminary graduates
BSK celebrated with the Zomi Baptist Convention and the Zomi Christian Theological Seminary graduates on July 19 in Louisville, KY. A vibrant, growing immigrant community, the Zomi bring excitement and excellent ministry through their congregations across the USA. Dr....
BSK alumni commissioned for chaplaincy at CBF General Assembly
On Thursday evening, June 26, three BSK alumni were comissioned for chaplaincy by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Each year at its General Assembly, CBF comissions chaplains and pastoral counselors that are being endorsed by the denominetwork. BSK was well...
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Faculty and staff share joyful memories from 2023
Every year brings its ups and downs. Several members of the faculty and staff of BSK entered the new Flourish Studio to share stories that brought them joy in this past year. Hosted by Rev. Erica Whitaker, the podcast features stories from President David Cassady, Dr....
BSK students and alumni recently ordained to ministry in the church and beyond
BSK's purpose statement, "to prepare men and women sensing God’s leadership for life and ministry in faithful witness to Jesus Christ in the church and the world" is always manifesting itself and has especially so this fall! This fall, three different BSK students and...
Join us virtually for Lessons and Carols Chapel this Wednesday, December 6
Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday, December 6, for our Lessons and Carols Chapel at 10 AM (eastern time) via Zoom. We hope you can join us for this time of scripture, prayer, silence, and song as we begin the Advent season together. Click here for Zoom information.
BSK students collaborate to lead Community Prayers from two different states
This Wednesday, November 29, BSK students Michael Faggett and Leigh Anne Armstrong will lead Community Prayers via Zoom at 10 AM (Eastern Time). Michael (Louisiana) and Leigh Anne (Alabama) have both been a part of BSK's Master of Divinity program since the Fall of...
Rev. Dr. Anthony Everett leading Community Prayers
Please join us for BSK Community Prayers on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at 10 AM (eastern time) via Zoom. The Rev. Dr. Anthony Everett, Siloam Project Director, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, will be leading prayers. Click here for Zoom information.
Levens preaches at FBC on St. Clair and Georgetown College
Dr. Laura Rodgers Levens is on the road this week, preaching all over Central Kentucky! On Sunday, November 12, Dr. Levens preached at First Baptist Church on St. Clair in Frankfort, KY and on Tuesday, November 14, she will preach at Georgetown College for their...
Siloam Project team participates in Pathways for Tomorrow gathering
A team from BSK was recently in Indianapolis for a conference hosted by the Association of Theological Schools, which accredits BSK, and the In Trust Center, which supports theological schools by providing resources and consulting. This conference was for the purpose...
Important Contributions Noted
Dr. Dalen Jackson and Baptist Seminary of Kentucky have reached an agreement to separate. Jackson began teaching at BSK with its first classes in 2002, serving as Academic Dean and Professor of Biblical Studies from 2008 to 2023. He played a key role in leading the...
BSK alumni lead at newly formed Great Rivers Fellowship gathering
BSK alumni, Brittany Stillwell and Sara Herrington Jones, recently led in a gathering held by Great Rivers Fellowship. Great Rivers Fellowship is a newly formed regional group of Cooperative Baptist Fellowship churches in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. BSK...
Brogdon presenting webinar entitled, “A Better Future”
On Monday, November 6, from 1-2 PM, CDT, Dr. Lewis Brogdon, associate professor of preaching and Black church studies at the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, presents a webinar entitled, "A Better Future" with Abilene Christian University's Baptist Studies Center. Dr....
BSK student installed as NBCA leader in Southwest Louisiana
On Friday, October 27, 2023, BSK student, Rev. Jimmy R. Stevens was installed as the President of 7th District Baptist Association of Southwest Louisiana at the New Covenant Faith Baptist Church in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Pictured above, left to right, Rev. Jimmy R....
BSK alumna reflects on BWIM’s 40th anniversary
Rev. Brittany Stillwell, who graduated from BSK in 2013, recently wrote an article for Baptist News Global reflecting on the progress and work to be done for women in ministry. Stillwell writes, "This next 40 years is calling us to something deeper and even more...
CBF’s Coordinator for Global Missions preaching on All Saints Day
Join us on Wednesday, November 1, at 10:00 am Eastern for our All Saints Chapel! Rev. Laura Ayala will be our preacher. Rev. Ayala serves as Coordinator of Global Missions for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, overseeing CBF Global Mission, Chaplaincy and Pastoral...
Female scholars offer electives in missiology, church history, old testament, and theology
In the Spring 2024 semester, four different female scholars will offer unique electives on BSK's course schedule. These electives would be perfect for auditors. Auditors participate in class discussion, but do not have to do any reading or receive credit or a grade....
BSK student, a chemistry professor at Georgetown College, regularly guest preaches in Kentucky congregations
BSK students are known for taking the "non-traditional route" to theological education, and Dr. Innocent Demshemino is no exception. Innocent found BSK through the Seminary's partnership with Georgetown College where he is Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry....
Dr. Anthony Everett visits Ghana
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky Siloam Project Director, Reverend Dr. Anthony Everett, and Reverend Dr. Kymberley Clemons-Jones of the Restored Life Group and the Community Healing and Caring Center (Valley Springs, NY and Hartford, CT) led an entourage of seventeen...
Rev. Laura Edgar leading Community Prayers
Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, October 18, as Rev. Laura Edgar leads our Community Prayers session at 10 AM (eastern time). Rev. Edgar is Associate Pastor for Youth, College, and Young Adults at First Baptist Church in Auburn, AL. Rev. Edgar also serves as Chapel...
Whitaker lecturing on “White Jesus Seen in the Black Church” at Wayland Baptist Theological Seminary
This Tuesday, October 17, Rev. Erica Whitaker will be lecturing on White Jesus Seen in the Black Church at Wayland Baptist Theological Seminary. In this lecture, Whitaker explores the history of why images and icons of white Jesus are seen in black churches. She gives...
Sign up today for BSK’s annual monastic retreat
Each year, the BSK Community heads to St. Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana for a monastic retreat. This year's retreat will happen January 9-11, 2024. This retreat includes organized prayers, mass and meals with the monks at St. Meinrad along with ample time for solitude...
October Chapel service highlights BSK’s partnership with CBF Florida and the Caribbean Islands
Join us this Wednesday, October 11, at 10 AM, Eastern Time, for Chapel. Rev. Tammy Snyder, Coordinator, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida and the Caribbean Islands will be our preacher! Rev. Snyder's sermon, entitled, "The Gift of Gentleness" will use...