While some in the SBC have used lists of women serving as pastors for unkind purposes, we decided to make our own list to celebrate some of the women who were influential Baptist pastors in the 20th century.
If you want to join us in celebrating Baptist pastors who are women, you can get your own T-shirt using the link below. There are options in different styles and colors to choose from.
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Information Meeting
about Non-SBC Baptist Resources for ministers and churches
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Recognizing that many churches who have women serving as pastors rely on resources from the SBC for personnel benefits for ministers, BWIM is hosting an information session for people to learn more about other Baptist options.
The Zoom session will be next Monday, May 22 at
12:00 Eastern / 11:00 Central / 10:00 Mountain / 9:00 Pacific.
If you have interest in attending this session,
please register using the link below.
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Instead of hosting our annual gathering prior to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's General Assembly, we will have a BWIM Celebration Dinner at the Hyatt Regency, Downtown Atlanta on Thursday evening, June 29, 2023 during CBF General Assembly. At this dinner we will honor our first 40 years by looking forward into BWIM’s future. We will reveal our new logo and share about new directions in our work.
We will also hear from a panel of leaders in the BWIM community including Kan'Dace Brock, Lead Pastor and Co-Founder, The Message Church, San Antonio, TX; Molly Shoulta Tucker, Pastor, Ridgewood Baptist Church, Louisville, KY; and Jay Kieve, Director of Ministerial Transitions, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.
Tickets are available for purchase!
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If you aren't coming to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly, or even if you are, we hope you'll consider joining us for our 40th Anniversary Annual Gathering in Louisville, KY on October 2-4, 2023! This multi-day event will be a chance to honor and learn more about the beginnings of our movement as well as the last 40 years for diverse groups of women in ministry, to connect and participate in self-care, and to worship together as we imagine the next 40 years uplifting, supporting, and advocating for women in ministry within Baptist communities.
Registration for this event is now open and details for a hotel group rate are available on our website. You can also find a tentative schedule and be sure to stay tuned for an announcement about our Annual Gathering preacher and speakers coming soon!
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Open Letter to Baptist Women |
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If you haven't signed our Open Letter to Baptist Women or shared it with Baptist women who need to know they are valued by God and God's people in these days, we hope you will do so. As of today, 3,448 people have signed on to demonstrate their support. We hope the letter continues to help Baptist women find affirmation, safety, and support.
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Did you or your church participate in BWIM Month of Advocacy?
We want to know!
We are so grateful for all the the churches, organizations, and individuals that participated in our first BWIM Month of Advocacy. All of your actions add up to a loud voice stating that everyone deserves to live into the calling God has placed on their life.
We're still counting up all the participants. You can join in the count by clicking the button below and completing the short form! And please send us your pictures! We will do one final day of posting pictures of preachers next week!
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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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Kelsey Lewis Vincent, associate pastor: students & connections , First Baptist Church of WIlson, NC.
Kimberly Hurt, children’s ministry director, Ironbridge Baptist Church, Chester, VA.
Janna Louie, chief of staff, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC.
Lauren McDuffie, senior pastor, Community Baptist Church, Henderson, KY.
Catherine Miller, pastor, First Baptist Church, Westwood, MA
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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. Haley Blackwell, ordained to ministry on May 7, 2023 by St. John’s Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC.
Rev. Caroline Self, ordained to ministry on May 7, 2023 by First Baptist Church, Anderson, SC.
Rev. Anne Tambling, ordained to ministry on May 7, 2023 by Knollwood Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC.
Rev. Sara Long, ordained to ministry on May 7, 2023 by Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, TX. (pictured)
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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:
- Associate Minister to Families with Children, Northside Drive Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA
- Minister of Children and Families, Chestnut Grove Baptist Church, Earlysville, 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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Alabama
Laura Stephens-Reed
Arkansas
Brittany Stillwell
Florida
Courtney Jones
Georgia
Katie Faison
katienfaison@gmail.com
Kentucky
Laura Levens
North Carolina
Ka'thy Gore Chappell
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Oklahoma
Sarah Stewart
South Carolina
Cara Morgan & Kelli Kirksey
bwimsc@gmail.com
Tennessee
Eileen Campbell-Reed
Texas
Jill Hudson
Virginia
Leslie Park
leslie.park@gmail.com
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