Jun 29, 2011 | +Pam Durso, Encouraging Words
I have had the privilege of serving for the past two years as executive director of Baptist Women in Ministry. Describing what I do to those I meet has sometimes been challenging—especially to the strangers that I sit by on airplanes. A few weeks ago I found myself...
Jun 18, 2011 | Adventures in Seminary
The first time I visited my seminary library, which is esteemed as one of the best in the country, I was underwhelmed. The problem wasn’t with the books, the organization, the staff, or the systems. Quite simply, I felt totally out of place. Nevermind that my...
Jun 2, 2011 | Being the Church
“The time has come Oh Lord for us to leave this place. Guide us and protect us and lead us in thy grace. . . .” This closing prayer is sung weekly by the congregation at our church. It is a unifying, uplifting communal blessing. Until one Sunday, I noted that the...
May 27, 2011 | Being a Minister
The last Friday of the month brings joy just to see it on my calendar. On this day I call my spiritual director who resides in New Jersey while I am home in South Carolina. The hour I have with her is sacred, joyful, centering, and greatly anticipated. All women in...
May 24, 2011 | Encouraging Words
The Vocare Spring 2011 was in my mail this morning. Thumbing through this issue brought to mind events from 1980. A small group of women at Southern Seminary and Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, were talking, meeting, thinking, and evaluating the...
