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- ↑ ABPNEWS, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky holds inaugural commencement, baptistnews.com, USA, May 26, 2005
- ↑ Pat Cole, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky returns to Lexington, baptistnews.com, USA, July 15, 2022
- ↑ "Member Schools List". ats.edu. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Member Schools: Baptist Seminary of Kentucky". ats.edu. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
