The pilot meeting of Thriving in Ministry Cohort for clergy support of female ministers takes off in Puerto Rico. Continue reading
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Pots and Pans
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
CBF Tennessee Announces Annual Advocacy for Women in Ministry Recipient
The Betty Galloway Advocacy for Women in Ministry Award, an annual recognition by CBF Tennessee, has been posthumously awarded to layperson June Holland McEwen of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mrs. McEwen is both the first layperson to receive the honor and the only person to receive it posthumously. According to Mary Jayne Allen, retired minister of education … Continue reading
Meredith Stone, the State of Women in Baptist Life
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
Grace Martino-Suprice named new coordinator of Baptist Fellowship of the Northeast
May 31, 2022 By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has formed a new partnership with the Baptist Fellowship of the Northeast (BFN) to expand its presence in the region. BFN has named Grace Martino-Suprice as its first full-time paid Coordinator. She succeeds Phyllis Boozer, who has led the CBF regional organization … Continue reading
Rev. Tammy Snyder selected to lead CBF Florida/Caribbean Islands
April 25, 2022 By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida and the Caribbean Islands (CBF FL/CI) has selected Rev. Tammy Snyder as its next Coordinator. A servant leader with 21 years of ministry experience in both church and parachurch organizations, Snyder succeeds Ray Johnson, who announced his retirement in … Continue reading
BWIM Calls For Award Nominations
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
SBNR: A Crisis or Spiritual Revolution?
By Leigh Reynolds Recently, while preparing a research paper on the rise of those claiming the designation spiritual but not religious (SBNR) and its impact on the Christian church in North America, I discovered the work of Linda Mercadante. Mercadante, an ordained Minister, Professor of Historical Theology at Methodist Theological School in Ohio, and leading … Continue reading
At the Table
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
The Human Mission?
By Renee Edington I’ve been thinking a lot about chaos and disorder. It started around the time I was writing a prayer for my seminary’s Fall convocation—a prayer for the new academic year. I struggled to write the prayer. So much was happening in the world. In Kentucky, as in many other states in the … Continue reading
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