2025 BWIM Month of Advocacy Participation Form BWIM Month of Advocacy Participation Form Let us know if you, your church, or your organization participated in BWIM's Month of Advocacy! Please describe your type of participation with BWIM Month of Advocacy.(Required) Church Participation Church Committee Participation Individual Participation Non-Profit Organization Participation Educational Institution Participation Other Name of Church/Individual/Organization participating in BWIM Month of Advocacy(Required)Email address of church/organization representative or individual participant.(Required) Check the way(s) you are participating in BWIM Month of Advocacy(Required) Following the BWIM Month of Advocacy Woman preaching at my church Leading your Sunday School Class, small group, or various church committees through A Baptist Reflection on the Bible and Women in Ministry and Leadership by Meredith Stone Using BWIM social media graphics Leading your congregation or small group through Equally Called Curriculum Resource Produced by BWIM and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Advocating for the ordination of women in your church Advocating for pay equity, paid parental leave, and professional development opportunities for women in ministry in your church Evaluating ministerial titles for women in your church and advocate for equality with men's titles Giving a scholarship to a college or seminary woman preparing for ministry Scheduling sexual misconduct, harassment, and assault training for leaders in your congregation Donating to support a woman missionary whose work benefits women Encouraging the women who serve as chaplains in various fields such as the military, healthcare, and other settings Engaging biblical support for women in ministry and women’s equality in Bible studies, sermons, and youth/children’s lessons Implementing spiritual formation resources that are empowering to women and girls Holding a book club with your church staff or Bible study group about the challenges that women face in the church Hosting an experienced woman in ministry to visit with younger women about discerning a call to ministry Evaluating the art in your church and add pieces which include women Evaluating the songs and liturgies used in your corporate worship and add pieces that have inclusive language for people and expansive language for God Utilizing liturgical resources that highlight women in the liturgical texts Evaluating and restructuring lay leadership in your congregation to intentionally include women in all levels of leadership (deacon body, church council, committees, etc.) If you are a male minister or leader, finding one opportunity that you have been given which you might be able to share with a woman instead of accepting it yourself Partnering in the ways Baptist Women in Ministry advocates for women in ministry by giving an individual or congregational donation or by becoming a Salome Community monthly donor Hosting a screening of BWIM’s documentary Midwives of a Movement. Writing a note of encouragement to a woman in ministry. Taking time to learn more about the needs of women in ministry. Holdinng conversations with my small group/Sunday school class about one of the articles on the BWIM Month of Advocacy Calendar Learning about women in leadership in my own faith community. Learned about or used a partner's resource (e.g. Catholic Women's Strike, CBF-created resources for BWIM Month of Advocacy, International Women's Day, etc.) Other If you clicked "Learned about or used a partner's resource (e.g. Catholic Women's Strike, CBF-created resources for BWIM Month of Advocacy, International Women's Day, etc.)" above, please share about that resource below.If you clicked "other" above, please share how you participated in BWIM's Month of Advocacy below.If you are willing, please share a little more with us about your participation in BWIM Month of Advocacy and how it may have been meaningful or had an impact.Did a woman preach at your church as part of BWIM Month of Advocacy?(Required) Yes No Name of the preacher invited for BWIM Month of Advocacy participationDate of her sermon MM slash DD slash YYYY Preacher's Email Please include an image of the preacher that we can share on social media. If you cannot upload the picture here, please send it to nikkihardeman@bwim.info.Max. file size: 256 MB.Did a second woman preach at your church as part of BWIM Month of Advocacy? Yes No Name of the preacher invited for BWIM Month of Advocacy participationDate of her sermon MM slash DD slash YYYY Preacher's Email Please include an image of the preacher that we can share on social media. If you cannot upload the picture here, please send it to nikkihardeman@bwim.info.Max. file size: 256 MB.Did a third woman preach at your church as part of BWIM Month of Advocacy? Yes No Name of the preacher invited for BWIM Month of Advocacy participationDate of her sermon MM slash DD slash YYYY Preacher's Email Please include an image of the preacher that we can share on social media. If you cannot upload the picture here, please send it to nikkihardeman@bwim.info.Max. file size: 256 MB.Please upload any photos of you, your church, or your organization participating in BWIM Month of Advocacy so that we can share them with our BWIM community. If you cannot upload them here, please email them to nikkihardeman@bwim.info.Max. file size: 256 MB.
