Jan 10, 2018 | +Leadership, +Pam Durso
My seminary experience did not include a class on leadership, and honestly, I have no memory of even one class discussion about leadership styles or leadership strengths or leadership anything. When I stepped into the role of executive director of Baptist Women in...
Dec 20, 2017 | +Pam Durso
It is that time of year again–the time when many churches and Christian schools pull out the old tattered costumes, gather all the children, and organize the Christmas pageant. When I was growing up, every year my little church out in Forsan, Texas, put on a...
Dec 13, 2017 | +Clergy Sexual Misconduct Task Force, +Pam Durso
“In this midst the #metoo and #churchtoo movements, we need all the voices. We need to hear women’s voices. We need to listen to clergywomen and teenage girls. We also need to hear preachers and leaders speak up and stand firm in naming the sin of sexual...
Dec 6, 2017 | +Pam Durso, Advent/Lent
Mark 1:1-8 is one of the lectionary readings for Sunday, December 10, 2017. The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way; the voice...
Nov 29, 2017 | +Clergy Sexual Misconduct Task Force, +Pam Durso
It took a week, but I finally worked up my brave and googled #churchtoo. I heard about this hashtag almost as soon as it hit Twitter, but I couldn’t bring myself to look. I knew what to expect. I knew the stories that would show up. I knew . . . because I have...
