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Rev. Dr. Anthony Everett steps into Director of Development role
BSK Theological Seminary is pleased to announce significant personnel transitions that will deepen the seminary’s capacity to form daring faith leaders for the Church and the world. Rev. Dr. Anthony Everett will step into the role of Director of Development for BSK....
President of Progressive National Baptist Convention preaching in BSK Chapel
Please join us for BSK Chapel on Wednesday, October 1, at 10 AM, Eastern Time, via Zoom. We're delighted to welcome Rev. Dr. David Peoples as our Chapel speaker! Rev. Dr. Peoples is President of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. Click here for Zoom...
Join us for Community Prayers led by Dr. Lewis Brogdon
Join us on Wednesday, September 17, at 10 AM, Eastern Time, for BSK Community Prayers. We are excited to have Dr. Lewis Brogdon leading us. Dr. Brogdon is BSK's Associate Professor of New Testament and Black Church Studies and Executive Director of the Institute for...
Shrauner preaching and presiding at Mount Baker Park Presbyterian Church in Seattle
Rev. Ryan Shrauner, Director of Library Services and Teaching Professor of Spiritual Formation at BSK, will be preaching and presiding at Mount Baker Park Presbyterian Church in Seattle, WA on September 21. Rev. Shrauner will be filling in at MBPPC in between the...
Rev. Dr. Anthony Everett named panelist for seminar supporting DEI focused organizations
This Thursday, September 11, 2025, Rev. Dr. Anthony Everett will be a panelist for the National Benevolent Association’s (NBA) 2025 SENT Seminar, "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging: Building Impactful Futures.” As DEI becomes increasingly politicized, it's...
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!
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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...
BSK alumna to serve as Chapel and Community Prayers Coordinator
BSK alumna, Rev. Laura Edgar, has begun serving as Chapel and Community Prayers Coordinator for BSK. Laura is a 2015 graduate of BSK and is Associate Pastor for Youth, College, and Young Adults at First Baptist Church in Auburn, AL. Laura says, "Prayers and chapel...
Brogdon preaching at Highland Baptist Church in Louisville
If you're in the Louisville.KY area this Sunday, September 24, come to Highland Baptist Church and hear Dr. Lewis Brogdon bring an exciting word! Dr. Brogdon is the Executive Director of The Institute for Black Church Studies and Associate Professor of Preaching and...
BSK students lead weekly prayers session
Please join us for BSK Prayers tomorrow, Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 10 AM (eastern time) via Zoom. BSK Students Renee Edington and Devan Franklin will lead the community in prayer. Renee and Devan live in different states, but have formed a friendship during...
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...