Oct 22, 2019 | Weekly Words
I recently interviewed to be the Minister to Students and Families at Second Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. I was sold on the church from the very beginning but was a little hesitant about the role. I love working with youth and am in awe of all they have to...
Oct 15, 2019 | Weekly Words
For most of my childhood, my family moved around every 2 years. Sometimes it was within the same city, and then other times it was to a new city. It was awful. The part that made life easier during each of these moves was the fact that we were always active members...
Oct 8, 2019 | Weekly Words
A second short documentary on female Baptist pastors will be released this November. “No. 2: Tonya,” produced in partnership by Baptist Women in Ministry and EthicsDaily.com, will be available to stream online for free via BWIM.info and EthicsDaily.com on Nov. 9....
Oct 1, 2019 | Weekly Words
On the weekend of September 20-22, around twenty college and seminary women and twelve leaders gathered for a call discernment retreat in Houston, co-sponsored by BWIM and Texas BWIM. It was a wonderful weekend of storytelling, personal reflection,...
Sep 24, 2019 | Weekly Words
When I was just 3 years old, I went to the beach with my parents. Like other families while at the beach, we went out to search for shells. And that year, I found THE PERFECT SHELL! It was white and had some red hues on the edges. There was not a scratch or a chip on...
Sep 18, 2019 | Weekly Words
“If you had to give a two minute elevator speech about why someone should come to our church, what would you say?” As we are beginning a new church year and are making decisions about how to best use our resources, I asked this question to church leaders who work with...