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Equally Called
BWIM and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship partnered to create Equally Called, a FREE
4-session video and curriculum resource for all ages to help your church articulate the biblical and theological basis for affirming the calling of women and nurture a culture that more fully welcomes their leadership.
Session 1: Creation and the Fall
Session 2: The Jesus Model
Session 3: The Early Church
Session 4: The Reign of God
Adult, youth, and children versions are available in English and Spanish.
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Multiply Campaign Update
Thank you so much to everyone who has given to our Multiply Campaign!
Together, we have raised $473,915 of our $500,000 goal!
Your support is truly transformational for BWIM and all women serving in ministry and leadership in Baptist communities.
Together, we are creating a world where Baptist women, congregations, and communities find liberation form patriarchy and become vibrant and inclusive.
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Notes of Appreciation
for BWIM
We're working on something really fun for our 40th Anniversary Annual Gathering October 2-4 in Louisville. But we need your help!
We need you to send us a short note of appreciation for what BWIM means to you.
Please email heatherdeal@bwim.info with your note!
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We Want to Celebrate You!
One of BWIM's guiding values is celebration and we'd love to celebrate YOU!
On your birthday we would love to send you a birthday card to celebrate your big day and show our appreciation for you.
We would love it if you would click the button below to share your birthday with us...no year needed!
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Applications Now Open!
2024 -2025
BWIM Mentoring Cohort
Baptist Women in Ministry's Mentoring Cohort offers new ministers an opportunity to participate in 18 months of intentional mentoring with a group of their peers. The groups will be led by an experienced Baptist woman in ministry, and each mentee will be a Baptist woman who has served in her current area of ministry for less than three years. These mentoring groups will serve as communities of support, encouragement, and guidance.
Applications due
September 1, 2023.
Acceptance notifications
made by September 30, 2023.
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BWIM is celebrating its
40th anniversary in 2023!
Early bird pricing ends Aug. 28th!
New ticket options are available!
We'd love to see everyone for three days at our 40th Anniversary Annual Gathering!
However, we know that doesn't fit everyone's schedule. We'd love to see you at one of our ticketed events!
You can join us on Monday night, October 2nd, for the premiere of the BWIM Documentary for $15.
You can join us in celebrating our Founding Mothers at our Banquet on Tuesday night, October 3rd, for $60.
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BWIM has partnered with Baptist News Global (BNG) to celebrate and promote the strong writing voices of women! BWIM is advocating for women's equal representation in Baptist media by uplifting women's writing and encouraging women's increased participation in shaping Baptist life, culture, and theology.
To find out more about BWIM's partnership and to read articles written as the result of the partnership, click below. If you are interested in becoming a potential writer for BNG, email Laura Ellis for more information at lauraellis@bwim.info
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Micaiah Bolton, associate minister of music, Mountain Brook Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL.
Amanda Langlands, associate pastor for children and families, Broadway Baptist Church, Louisville, KY.
Janet Logan, children’s minister, First Baptist Church, Williamsburg, KY.
Lauren McDuffie, pastor, Community Baptist Church, Henderson, KY.
Rachel Mumaw, pastoral resident, Second Baptist Church, Liberty, MO.
Lillian Quackenbush, interim minister for worship and music, St. John’s Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC.
Susan Reed, interim music director, Deermeadows Baptist Church, Jacksonville, FL.
Krissi Vandagriff, education and spiritual formation interim, Kirkwood Baptist Church, Kirkwood, MO.
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We Want To Celebrate Your Ordination!
If you know a Baptist woman who has been ordained or will be ordained, please email names and pictures (if possible) to heatherdeal@bwim.info. BWIM wants to share in celebrating congregational affirmation of all women in ministry, and it helps us to keep records of all of the women in Baptist life who are ordained.
RECENT ORDINATIONS:
Rev. Abigail Cook, ordained to the ministry at First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, NC on April 30.
Rev. Stephanie Pace, ordained to the ministry at First Baptist Church in Marion, NC on August 6th.
Rev. Lauren Neal, ordained to the ministry at First Baptist Church in Clinton, TN on August 6th.
Rev. Dr. Vicki Violette, ordained to the ministry at First Baptist Church in Clinton, TN on August 6th.
Rev. Cintia Aguilar (pictured), ordained to the ministry at Primera Iglesia Bautista de Waco, TX where she serves as Associate Pastor on August 13th.
Rev. Lauren Evans Hamilton, ordained at First Baptist Church of Clemson, SC on August 13th.
Rev. Kelly Chapman Zytynski, ordained at First Baptist Church of Beaufort, SC on August 13th.
Rev. Rebecca Sires, ordained at Trinity Baptist Church in Seneca, SC on August 13th.
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BWIM posts information online for any church/organization who contacts us directly to advertise their open position so that candidates can have access to a current list of open positions. | |
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New positions posted online since the last newsletter include:
- Pastor, First Baptist Church, Wadesboro, NC
- Director of Advocacy, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, DC area
- Manager of Congregational Advocacy, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, remote
- Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Fairbury, NE
- Associate Pastor, Freemason Street Baptist Church, Norfolk, VA
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Be sure to connect with your state or regional BWIM group for
events happening near you!
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