As Cooperative Baptists, we know that there is a disparity among men and women pastors within many church traditions. Not only is the gender balance off, but the pay is even more inequitable. What can churches do about this? How can we begin to develop a more equitable culture through spiritual formation? This week’s episode … Continue reading
Baptist Women in Ministry and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship are producing a four-session curriculum for adults, youth and children to help close that gap between what Cooperative Baptists profess about women’s leadership in the church and the actual practice in their churches. “Equally Called: Celebrating Women’s Leadership in the Church” will be launched at CBF’s General Assembly, in Atlanta, June 28-30. Continue reading
Serving as the senior pastor of several different churches, along with a few associate roles, I have had my fair share of deacons, and congregational leaders question my decisions and leadership. I fondly remember having a chair of the deacons berate me in front of a Fellowship Hall of members on a Wednesday night because … Continue reading
“In this day and age, the church must do better for women. All women,” Baptist Women in Ministry Executive Director Meredith Stone tells Cooperative Baptists. Continue reading
For Immediate Release February 16, 2022 Contact Information:Meredith Stone, Executive DirectorBaptist Women in Ministrymeredithstone@bwim.info 404-513-6022 BWIM Calls For Award Nominations Baptist Women in Ministry is opening a call for nominations for the 2022 Frankie Huff Granger Distinguished Mentor and Church of Excellence awards. Established in 2013, the Distinguished Mentor Award honors the legacy and ministry of Frankie … Continue reading
By Amelia Britt As a student in Divinity school, I spend a lot of time working with older texts written centuries ago in different languages. For Christians, we read from a text compiled, passed down, and edited over thousands of years. And our history of interpreting these texts continues to this day! One of my … Continue reading
By Maggie Kennedy In 2021 I moved to a new city to begin my divinity school education. As I was shopping to furnish my first apartment, I wanted to get my kitchen table just right. Something big enough that I could have people over but small enough not to crowd the shoe box I am … Continue reading
By Jessica McDougald On my first day of class during the fall semester, like we usually do on our first day, we went around and introduced ourselves. Everyone said their name, where they lived, what church they go to, and something they did this summer. When it was time for my professor’s introduction, he mentioned … Continue reading
By Pilar Castrillo Migration as a situation that affects those who migrate, but also where they migrate has become a challenge for communities of faith. How to reconcile the biblical mandate to help others, and especially others who come to live in your community and whose language is unknown. Communities of faith, society in general, … Continue reading
I can just close my eyes and remember church business meetings of my childhood, in which the idea of women becoming deacons was shot down as some angry middle-aged man, who clearly had control issues, reading passages from the writings of the Apostle Paul on why women should remain silent, not teach, and certainly submit … Continue reading