Aug 26, 2019 | I Give, Weekly Words
I was recently asked how it feels to be a new (though admittedly not that young) Baptist minister. The person asking was concerned that there are not enough structures in place in the Baptist world to support ministers through mentoring and fellowship. And...
Aug 26, 2019 | I Give, Weekly Words
“Every year my sister and I headed down to visit our grandparents for a week during the summer. We left the splendor of our beloved Virginia mountains to enter the beauty of the Eastern North Carolina coastal area, where we spent the days playing with our...
Aug 26, 2019 | I Give, Weekly Words
Time. Talents. Treasures. Many a church stewardship campaign have been run with these three words at the heart of the campaign message. And somewhere along my own journey, I internalized them as ways to show my commitment to and passion for particular ideas and...
Aug 22, 2019 | Weekly Words
After a life filled with service and ministry, Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Caffey passed away on July 22, 2019. Mary Beth received a Master of Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas in 1981. She was a youth minister and...
Aug 21, 2019 | +Leadership, Weekly Words
An interesting article from the Harvard Business Review came across my Facebook feed last week. The provocative title, “Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?” worked, and I clicked. The author, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, begins the article with these words:...
Aug 7, 2019 | +Mentoring, Weekly Words
This month, the BWIM blog features the stories of women who have been a part of the BWIM Mentoring Program. Applications are being accepted for the 2020-2021 cohort through September 15. Visit www.bwim.info/mentoring-program/ to learn more. When I applied to be part...
