Kenwood Hall
Kenwood Hall is a church-based training program that provides in-person discipleship and spiritual formation through core classes, Saturday seminars, Table Talks, reading groups, pastoral internship cohorts, and more. Kenwood Hall classes, internships, and residency are open to members of Kenwood Baptist Church.
Anchor Classes
Each Fall and Spring, Kenwood Hall offers core classes, or Anchor Classes, that provide a biblical and theological foundation for ministry. The four core classes are: (Fall 1) Biblical Theology of Genesis, (Fall 2) Baptist Ecclesiology, (Spring 1) Biblical Theology of Romans, and (Spring 2) Reformed Theology. These anchor classes can be taken for accredited transfer credit to Southern Seminary.
Reading Group
Every Fall and Spring term, participants in the Kenwood Hall read a book together for theological and spiritual formation. The institute provides each participant with the book to be read over the term. At the end of each term, we gather in the home to discuss and reflect over a meal together.
Seminars
Kenwood Hall seminars are topically organized and practically focused classes to offer on-the-ground theological discipleship on front-line cultural and ecclesial issues.
Table Talk
During each term, Kenwood Hall gathers for Table Talks for fellowship and rich theological discussion. On the first Wednesday of every month, August–May, meets at Kenwood Baptist Church at 7am for a Table Talk breakfast; and on the third Wednesday of every month we meet on campus at SBTS at 12pm for a Table Talk lunch.
Fall 2024 Schedule
2nd Annual Kenwood Institute Banquet
Join us for an evening of food and fellowship as we kick off and preview another term at Kenwood Hall.
Fall 2024 ⚓ Anchor Classes
Biblical Theology of Genesis ⚓
Instructor: Dr. Jim Hamilton
Join Dr. Hamilton for a 12-week course on the Book of Genesis focused on a biblical-theological and canonical assessment of the first book of the Pentateuch, with an eye toward the creation order and complementarianism, as well as how this foundational book shapes biblical interpretation.
Transfer credit at SBTS is available at no extra charge for those students who take the full syllabus class. See the syllabus for class requirements.
KH_F24 Genesis Syllabus: click here to download
Sundays, 6–7pm, September 1–November 17 at Kenwood Baptist Church
Baptist Ecclesiology ⚓
Instructor: Dr. Colin Smothers
Join Dr. Colin Smothers for this 12-week course on Baptist Ecclesiology with an eye toward its biblical and historical rootedness and theological coherence.
Transfer credit at SBTS is available at no extra charge for those students who take the full syllabus class. See the syllabus for class requirements.
KH_F24 Baptist Ecclesiology Syllabus: click here to download
Sundays, 7–8pm, September 1–November 17 at Kenwood Baptist Church
Sign up* for Fall 2024 Anchor Classes
*Kenwood Baptist Church Members Only
Fall 2024 Seminars
Learn from the best
Kenwood Hall Seminars are designed to equip believers on front-line theological and cultural issues. We don’t shy away from the tough questions, and we don’t think you should either.
Table Talk
Grow Together over Table Fellowship
Taking a page out of Luther’s Wittenberg, we aim to break bread together as we discuss the Bread of Life and his will for the world. Join Colin Smothers, Director of the Kenwood Institute, and the occasional Kenwood elder every first and third Wednesday of each Kenwood Hall term.
Table Talk Breakfast
First Wednesday of every month Kenwood Hall is in session at Kenwood Baptist Church.
Table Talk Lunch
Third Wednesday of every month Kenwood Hall is in session on campus at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Biblical Languages Reading Group
All Hebrew abilities are welcome!
Join us Sunday mornings at 9am in the Gathering Space to translate 5-10 verses of Jeremiah. Schedule forthcoming
Book Group
Get the book. Read it. Discuss at Term’s end.
The Kenwood Institute will provide a copy to each participant who commits to read it and come ready to discuss at the end of Term.
The Crook in the Lot continues to bring comfort and inspire countless souls, and it remains one of the most beloved of all Puritan classics. Derived from seven sermons which he preached during a period of great pain in his own life, this book contains Boston’s meditations on God’s sovereignty and wisdom.
Sign up for the Thomas Boston, The Crook in the Lot Reading Group
Book provided by the Institute! All who signs up commit to read the book and attend the Spring semester’s end discussion group.
Kenwood Institute Calendar
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Biblical Languages Reading Group
Biblical Languages Reading Group
Join us Sunday mornings at 9 am in the Gathering Space to translate 5-10 verses of Jeremiah. All Hebrew abilities are welcome! Schedule forthcoming.
Biblical Theology of Genesis
Biblical Theology of Genesis
Join Drs. Jim Hamilton and Tom Sculthorpe for this 12-week course as we walk through the Book of Genesis with an eye toward biblical theology, laying the foundation from the very beginning for reading the Bible canonically. *Transfer credit to Southern Seminary is available for those who complete the full syllabus. Meets: Sundays, 6–7pm, September… Read More »Biblical Theology of Genesis
Baptist Ecclesiology
Baptist Ecclesiology
Join Drs. Colin Smothers and Randall Breland for this 12-week course on Baptist history and exegetical theology, walking through the major biblical texts and theological distinctives to lay the groundwork for a truly Baptist ecclesiology and practice. Transfer credit to Southern Seminary is available to those who complete the full syllabus. Meets: Sundays, 7:00–8:00pm, September… Read More »Baptist Ecclesiology
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Table Talk Breakfast
Table Talk Breakfast
Join the Kenwood Institute for a breakfast fellowship at Kenwood, where we discuss the intersection between theology and culture. Breakfast provided!
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Biblical Languages Reading Group
Biblical Languages Reading Group
Join us Sunday mornings at 9 am in the Gathering Space to translate 5-10 verses of Jeremiah. All Hebrew abilities are welcome! Schedule forthcoming.
Biblical Theology of Genesis
Biblical Theology of Genesis
Join Drs. Jim Hamilton and Tom Sculthorpe for this 12-week course as we walk through the Book of Genesis with an eye toward biblical theology, laying the foundation from the very beginning for reading the Bible canonically. *Transfer credit to Southern Seminary is available for those who complete the full syllabus. Meets: Sundays, 6–7pm, September… Read More »Biblical Theology of Genesis
Baptist Ecclesiology
Baptist Ecclesiology
Join Drs. Colin Smothers and Randall Breland for this 12-week course on Baptist history and exegetical theology, walking through the major biblical texts and theological distinctives to lay the groundwork for a truly Baptist ecclesiology and practice. Transfer credit to Southern Seminary is available to those who complete the full syllabus. Meets: Sundays, 7:00–8:00pm, September… Read More »Baptist Ecclesiology
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Thomas Boston Reading Group
Thomas Boston Reading Group
Get a copy of Thomas Boston’s puritan classic The Crook in the Lot from the Kenwood Institute, read it, and then join the Kenwood Hall reading group at the Smothers home to discuss.
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Biblical Languages Reading Group
Biblical Languages Reading Group
Join us Sunday mornings at 9 am in the Gathering Space to translate 5-10 verses of Jeremiah. All Hebrew abilities are welcome! Schedule forthcoming.
Biblical Theology of Genesis
Biblical Theology of Genesis
Join Drs. Jim Hamilton and Tom Sculthorpe for this 12-week course as we walk through the Book of Genesis with an eye toward biblical theology, laying the foundation from the very beginning for reading the Bible canonically. *Transfer credit to Southern Seminary is available for those who complete the full syllabus. Meets: Sundays, 6–7pm, September… Read More »Biblical Theology of Genesis
Baptist Ecclesiology
Baptist Ecclesiology
Join Drs. Colin Smothers and Randall Breland for this 12-week course on Baptist history and exegetical theology, walking through the major biblical texts and theological distinctives to lay the groundwork for a truly Baptist ecclesiology and practice. Transfer credit to Southern Seminary is available to those who complete the full syllabus. Meets: Sundays, 7:00–8:00pm, September… Read More »Baptist Ecclesiology
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Table Talk Lunch
Table Talk Lunch
Join the Kenwood Institute for a lunch fellowship in the cafeteria on the campus of Southern Seminary, where we discuss the intersection between theology and culture. Bring your own lunch or eat at the cafeteria.
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Biblical Languages Reading Group
Biblical Languages Reading Group
Join us Sunday mornings at 9 am in the Gathering Space to translate 5-10 verses of Jeremiah. All Hebrew abilities are welcome! Schedule forthcoming.
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Biblical Languages Reading Group
Biblical Languages Reading Group
Join us Sunday mornings at 9 am in the Gathering Space to translate 5-10 verses of Jeremiah. All Hebrew abilities are welcome! Schedule forthcoming.