Those Preaching Women in Texas by Pam Durso

Those Preaching Women in Texas by Pam Durso

Feb 15, 2017 | +Pam Durso

Last Friday and Saturday, I had the good fortune of attending the Texas Baptist Women in Ministry Conference at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. I always love being in my home state, but I love even more hearing powerful stories and sermons, Last week was...
Soul Care by Pam Durso

Soul Care by Pam Durso

Feb 8, 2017 | +Pam Durso

Self-care was not “a thing” when I was in seminary or early in my professional career. I certainly didn’t see good self-care modeled by my workaholic minister father or any of my ministry mentors. Instead I learned about self-care from my students. They taught me the...
Soul Care by Pam Durso

Using Our Voices by Pam Durso

Feb 1, 2017 | +Pam Durso

Lately, I have watched and listened as Baptist women ministers across our country have used their voices—in powerful, life-giving, hopeful ways. Yesterday, my friend, Karen, stood in the pulpit at McAfee School of Theology’s chapel and preached a beautiful,...
Dreams Do Come True: BWIM’s Mentoring Program by Pam Durso

Dreams Do Come True: BWIM’s Mentoring Program by Pam Durso

Jan 25, 2017 | +Pam Durso

Sometimes dreams do come true. Mine did . . . last week. About a year after I began serving as executive director of Baptist Women in Ministry, I began dreaming of forming a mentoring program. I knew that women ministers needed supporters, encouragers, and mentors if...
Soul Care by Pam Durso

The Friendship of Women by Pam Durso

Jan 18, 2017 | +Pam Durso

Last fall I picked up a thin little book titled The Friendship of Women: The Hidden Tradition of the Bible. I admit that I rarely pass up a book that includes women in its title, but this one also had the word friendship. Lately, I have been fascinated, if not...