Sep 27, 2010 | Being the Church, Community, Encouraging Words
The Baptists of the world are networked together under the umbrella of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA). There are seven continental organizations within the BWA Women’s Department covering each continent of world except Antartica. The North American Baptist Women’s...
Aug 31, 2010 | Community, Encouraging Words
I’ve heard particular male colleagues express it more than once. They hold inherent fears with regard to the ordination of women to ministry. One fear is prompted by sheer numbers. There are more women than men in the United States (women make up 51 percent of the...
Aug 19, 2010 | Community, Finding God in the Everyday
One of my favorite people died on August 13. He was tenderhearted and generous and authentic. He had this great laugh. He was a reader. He loved the church. He loved his family. He loved God. His name was John. He was married to one of my other favorite people. She...
Jul 20, 2010 | +Pam Durso, Community
by Pam Durso I have now been at youth camp for just over twenty-four hours. My daughter and I are attending Passport Camp this week in North Carolina. I must say that being an adult sponsor is much easier when you have only one teenager to chaperone. And I must admit...
Jul 13, 2010 | Community, Preaching
Sunday, June 27, was a special day for a small rural congregation in south central Virginia. Colby was being dedicated, and a potential intentional interim was preaching a “trial” sermon. The congregation needed an intentional interim desperately, and this sermon was...
May 15, 2010 | +Pam Durso, Community, Encouraging Words, Preaching
In the beginning, there were T-Shirts—bright aqua-colored T-Shirts that read “This Is What a Preacher Looks Like.” In 2008, Baptist Women in Ministry produced and distributed the T-Shirts during the celebration of the organization’s twenty-fifth anniversary, and I...
