Aug 3, 2017 | Weekly Words
I am in the tenth month of my first senior pastor position. Living out this calling to pastor in a world where women are few and far between is not only daunting and exhausting but lonely. The loneliness can manifest itself in multiple, unhealthy ways. Feeling all...
Jul 27, 2017 | Weekly Words
We are a people of sacred words and stories. A people of the book. But before it was the book, it was stories passed along, shared among friends and family, and shaped by the teller’s own experience. We are still all people of story, even though today it can often...
Jul 20, 2017 | Weekly Words
When I first heard about the mentoring program with Baptist Women in Ministry, I was excited to think I could be a part of a group and continue to grow as a minister. But when I was asked to lead a group, I felt hesitant and insecure. I didn’t think this “young”...
Jun 8, 2017 | +Clergy Sexual Misconduct Task Force, Weekly Words
To draw attention to the ever-present and devastating reality of clergy sexual abuse and to provide resources for churches, lay members, and ministers, the Clergy Sexual Misconduct Task Force formed jointly by Baptist Women in Ministry and the Cooperative Baptist...
May 9, 2017 | +Clergy Sexual Misconduct Task Force, Weekly Words
To draw attention to the ever-present and devastating reality of clergy sexual abuse and to provide resources for churches, lay members, and ministers, the Clergy Sexual Misconduct Task Force formed jointly by Baptist Women in Ministry and the Cooperative Baptist...
May 4, 2017 | Preaching, Weekly Words
I grew up at First Baptist Church of Knoxville, Tennessee, and participated in Mission Friends, Girls in Action, youth group, and choir. I now am involved in the young adult ministry at the church. Growing up, I was taught that the Lord calls us to build relationships...
