#metoo: Southern Baptists Too by Pam Durso

#metoo: Southern Baptists Too by Pam Durso

May 2, 2018 | +Pam Durso

It isn’t new news . . . it is old news. But it is old news that is now in the headlines. Eighteen years ago, Paige Patterson, president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, spoke to a gathering of the Council for Biblical Manhood...
Glass Ceilings, Glass Cliffs by Pam Durso

Glass Ceilings, Glass Cliffs by Pam Durso

Apr 18, 2018 | +Pam Durso

For forty years now, the phrase “glass ceiling” has been part of our vocabulary. On May 24, 1978, management consultant, Marilyn Loden, coined the phrase, and unfortunately, it is as relevant now as it was forty years ago.* We all are familiar with the barriers to...
Glass Ceilings, Glass Cliffs by Pam Durso

Ministry Search Resources by Pam Durso

Mar 7, 2018 | +Pam Durso, +Placement Resources

‘Tis the season: job-search time! Soon-to-be college and seminary graduates are busy researching openings, sending resumes, and hopefully talking to search committees. For those of us who have been there, we know that searching for a ministry position can become...
The BWIM Leadership Team: Over the Years by Pam Durso

The BWIM Leadership Team: Over the Years by Pam Durso

Feb 21, 2018 | +Pam Durso

This week the Baptist Women in Ministry Leadership Team will gather in Atlanta for our spring meeting. Since 2009, I have sat around the BWIM table with women and men who have inspired, nudged, challenged, coached, and encouraged me to be the best leader that I can...
Seeing is Believing by Pam Durso

Seeing is Believing by Pam Durso

Feb 7, 2018 | +Pam Durso

A few years ago I was listening to NPR and got drawn into a story about an extraordinarily gifted female golfer, Se Ri Pak. I am not a golf fan and don’t usually listen to golf stories, but this one captured my imagination. Daniel Coyle was reporting on...