2026-2027 LUNCH & LEARN SERIES:

WHAT SEMINARY DIDN'T TEACH ME

Join us on Tuesday, September 1 at 12:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. CT for the first session of BWIM’s 2026–2027 Lunch & Learn Series: What Seminary Didn’t Teach Me: About Money

Gain practical financial wisdom for navigating personal finances, benefits, retirement planning, and long-term financial well-being in ministry.

Whether you’re just beginning your ministry journey or thinking ahead to the years to come, this conversation will offer practical insights for making informed financial decisions throughout your vocation.

2026 FALL BOOK CLUB

Hallmark, Tupperware, and Christian womanhood? There’s a connection.

Join BWIM’s Book Club this fall as we read Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s new book, Live Laugh Love, and explore the surprising connections between faith, consumer culture, gender, and power, and how they continue to shape American Christianity today.

Monday, October 12, 19 & 26

12:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. CT

MENTORING PROGRAM

Applications are open for the 2027-2028 BWIM Mentoring Program

If you're a Baptist woman in your first three years of ministry or your first three years in a new ministry context, BWIM's Mentoring Program offers intentional support through experienced mentors and a cohort of peers who understand the journey.

Applications are due

September 15.

APPLY HERE

BWIM AWARDS

Do you know a mentor who has championed women in ministry? Or a church that has created opportunities for women to lead?

Nominations are now open for BWIM's Frankie Huff Granger Distinguished Mentor Award and Church of Excellence Award.

The nomination deadline is tomorrow, August 21.

NOMINATE TODAY

BECOME A BWIM

MALE ADVOCATE

Are you a male who actively supports women in ministry?

Become a BWIM Male Advocate to use your voice and influence to create more equitable spaces in the church.

PARTNER WITH BWIM

Your church can help create a more equitable future for women in ministry.

Join congregations across the country investing in this vital work by becoming a BWIM church partner.

BECOME A CHURCH PARTNER

BWIM STATE CHAPTERS

State BWIM chapters offer connection and opportunities for women in ministry to build meaningful community close to home.

Explore available chapters, get involved, and discover events happening in your area.

JOIN YOUR STATE

MINISTRY TRANSITIONS & ORDINATIONS

Rev. Dr. Megan Bedford-Strohm (pictured) was ordained on August 16, 2026, at Beloved Community at First Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri, where she serves as the associate pastor.

LT Aretha R. Flucker, CHC USN, was commissioned as a Navy Officer on July 15 and will begin her journey as a Naval Chaplain on August 23, 2026, in Twentynine Palms, CA.

Rev. Dr. Denise Henderson has accepted the call to be the senior pastor at New Calvary Baptist Church in Detroit, MI.

Rev. Karen Kelley has accepted the call to be the senior pastor at Shiloh Baptist Church in College Park, GA.

Rev. Dr. Christine Jones has accepted the call to pastor Heritage Baptist Church in Cartersville, GA.

Rev. Brooke Holloway Blake has accepted the call to be the new pastor of Broadneck Baptist Church in Annapolis, Maryland. Rev. Blake is the fifth woman pastor at this church.

Rev. Amy Hall was called to be the Associate Pastor of Community Missions at Madison Heights Baptist Church, Madison Heights, VA.

Know a Baptist woman who has begun a new ministry role or been (or will be) ordained? Send details and photos to nikkihardeman@bwim.info.

OPEN MINISTRY POSITIONS

Associate Pastor of Worship & Music (Full-Time): Second Baptist Church, Liberty, MO

MINISTRY SEARCH SUPPORT