New Version of The Bible & Women in Ministry and Leadership Available


A redesigned version of The Bible & Women in Ministry and Leadership is a free resource offered by BWIM that demonstrates how the Bible can be interpreted to affirm women's full participation in ministry and leadership.

It's now also available in Spanish!


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40th Anniversary Annual Gathering Registration Closing Soon!

Registration for BWIM's 40th Anniversary Annual Gathering closes on Thursday, September 21st!

Register Today!

Johnson Lecture at Crescent Hill Baptist Church featuring

Eileen Campbell- Reed

Joining us in Louisville for our40th Anniversary Annual Gathering? Come a few days early and join Crescent Hill Baptist Church and Eileen Campbell-Reed as they explore 50 years of Baptist Clergywomen.



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2023 FRANKIE HUFF GRANGER

DISTINGUISHED MENTOR

Andrea Dellinger Jones

BWIM CHURCH OF EXCELLENCE

Calvary Baptist Church, Denver

BWIM is proud to announce that the 2023 Frankie Huff Granger Distinguished Mentor Award and the BWIM Church of Excellence Award.


We will be presenting these awards at the 40th Anniversary Annual Gathering in Louisville and will share more about the recipients via video in the coming weeks.

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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MINISTRY TRANSITIONS

Jennifer Ager, to Purcellville (Va.) Baptist Church, as children’s director.


Carrie Andrus, to South Main Baptist Church, Pasadena, Texas, as children’s minister.


Julia Butler, to First Baptist Church, Waco, Texas, as associate pastor of college and missions. She comes from the Texas Baptist Historical Collection, where she was senior researcher.


Jewel Cannon, to First Baptist Church, Decatur, Ga., as children’s associate


Rebecca Chappell, to Broadmoor Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, La., as youth and children’s ministry intern.


Felecia Dewing, to Tabernacle Baptist Church, Carrollton, Ga., as minister to children and their families.


Allie Ford, to First Baptist Church of Christ, Macon, Ga., as interim director of youth ministries.


Ashley Guthas, to Northside Drive Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga., as associate minister to families with children and youth.

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Monica Hall, to First Baptist Church of Levittown-Fairless Hills, Levittown, Pa., as pastor.


Cynthia Insko, to Faith Baptist Church, Georgetown, Ky., as interim children’s minister.


Tracie Jernigan, to First Baptist Church, Wilmington, N.C., as minister of worship arts.


Lisetta Layer, to Park Cities Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas, as preschool minister.


Debra Lee, to The Baptist Church in Warren, Conn., as pastor, effective Aug. 27. She will also serve as part-time pastor of First Baptist Church of Swansea.


Julie Long, to First Baptist Church of Christ, Macon, Ga., as interim director of staff and congregational life.


Elizabeth Lott, concluding her tenure as senior pastor of St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church, New Orleans, La., effective Sept. 24.


Renee MacVicar, to Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada, as executive director. She has been associate pastor of community engagement at Hillside Baptist Church, Moncton, New Brunswick.


Cynthia McCreary, to Berea Baptist Church, Rockville, Va., as children’s special needs director.


Amanda McKay, to First Baptist Church, Huntsville, Ala., as student ministry resident.


Carla Parker, to First Baptist Church, Augusta, Ga., as interim director of children’s ministry.


Devita Parnell, to First Baptist Church, Morrow, Ga., as senior pastor. For the past 16 years she has served on the staff of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and its work with young Baptists.


Alicia Porterfield, to Oakmont Baptist Church, Nashville, Tenn., as minister of missions.


Bethany Smith-Mullins, to First Baptist Church, Ashland, Va., as youth director.


Patricia Turner, to First Baptist Church, North Wilkesboro, N.C., as associate pastor. She comes from First Baptist Church, West Jefferson, N.C., where she served as associate pastor of children and youth.


ORDINATIONS

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:


Andrea Corso Johnson (pictured), ordained at First Baptist Church, Decatur, GA on August, 27th.


Jordan Norton, ordained at Calvary Baptist Church in Little Rock, AR.


Sandra Spaulding, ordained at Lakeville Baptist Church and First Baptist Church, Bottskill in New York on August 16th.


Amy Whittington, ordained at Benson Baptist Church in Benson, NC on August, 20th.


Robyn Wilson, ordained at First Baptist Church, Kingsport, TN on August 20th.

OPEN POSITIONS
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.
Find positions posted with BWIM HERE!

New positions posted online since the last newsletter include:

  • Associate Pastor, Kirkwood Baptist Church, St. Louis, NC
  • Ministry of Children and Families, Chestnut Grove Baptist Church, Earlysville, VA
  • Associate Pastor of Youth and Communications, Central Baptist Church of Fountain City, Knoxville, TN
  • Coordinator, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Texas
  • Associate Pastor, First Baptist Church, Morehead, KY
  • Restart Minister, First Baptist Church, High Point, NC
State and Regional BWIM
Be sure to connect with your state or regional BWIM group for
events happening near you!

Alabama

Laura Stephens-Reed

reverendlaura@gmail.com


Arkansas

Brittany Stillwell

bstillwell@2bclr.com


Florida

Courtney Jones

courtney@circle.faith


Georgia

Katie Faison

katienfaison@gmail.com 

www.bwimga.org


Heartland (Kansas/Missouri)

Andrea Huffman

adhuffman@gmail.com

Natasha Nedrick

nnedrick@cbcstl.org


Kentucky  

Laura Levens

laura.levens@bsk.edu


North Carolina

Ka'thy Gore Chappell

kchappell@bwimnc.org

www.bwimnc.org

North Carolina

Ka'thy Gore Chappell

kchappell@bwimnc.org

www.bwimnc.org


Oklahoma

Sarah Stewart

sarahstewart@fbcokc.org


South Carolina

Kelli Kirksey & Sarah Hanks

bwimsc@gmail.com


Tennessee

Eileen Campbell-Reed

eileen.campbellreed@gmail.com 


Texas

Jill Hudson

txbwim@gmail.com

www.txbwim.org 


Virginia

Leslie Park

leslie.park@gmail.com

www.vbwim.org