I grew up in a ministry family. I have always been a minister but was not called that for a long time. When I was young the church told women we were called to be some things, but not ministers. I “ministered” in my school classroom and in children’s choirs and...
I was ordained to the gospel ministry in 1981. I knew of three other Baptist women who were ordained at that time. None were nearby, and there were no cell phones or email. In 1982, I accepted my first permanent position as a federal...
Though I grew up attending a Baptist church, my parents came to the Baptist tradition from a different background. We did not know certain things that others seemed to know. We did not know, or perhaps more accurately, I did not know, that in my Baptist church women...
I give to BWIM because with BWIM, I can take my glasses off. At church, I wear a pair of progressive glasses so that I am not looking over my reading glasses to see someone or having to take my glasses on and off as needed. I keep my glasses on all the time at church....
I give monthly to support Baptist Women in Ministry because I know how difficult it is to answer and understand a call to ministry as a woman. I first felt a call to ministry in high school but, because I was raised in a Southern Baptist context, I received little to...
I answered the call to ministry a little later in life than many and honestly, I felt a bit overwhelmed. While I had great support from my senior pastor, he was male. I quickly I realized that I needed other women on this journey. I applied and was...
