Mentoring Program
Connecting new ministers with a seasoned Baptist woman in ministry for mentorship!
Baptist Women in Ministry’s Mentoring Program offers new ministers an opportunity to participate in 18 months of intentional mentoring with a seasoned Baptist minister and a group of peers.
These mentoring groups serve as communities of support, encouragement, and guidance. The BWIM Mentoring program is open to Baptist women who have served in their current area of ministry for less than three years and are ministering in churches, chaplaincy, non-profit work, and other “outside-the-box” ministry settings.
The 2025-26 BWIM mentoring cohort began in January 2025. Applications for the 2026-27 cohort will open in August 2025.
Meet the 2025-2026 Cohort:
These participants represent 5 ministry contexts including chaplaincy, congregational ministry, missionary, higher education, and nonprofits. This cohort’s participants are part of 8 different Baptist denominations, and represent 12 states.
From left to right: Kamilah Jones, Chaplain Intern at WellStar Healthcare System; Madison McClendon, Assistant Director of Development at University of Chicago Divinity School; Caroline Moore, Interim Youth Minister at Central Baptist Church, Newnan, GA; Karen Hardaway, Pastoral Assistant at Trinity Baptist Church; Maggie Andrews, Coordinator for Seminary Relations at Columbia Theological School; Jill Knight, Minister of Music at Ridge Road Baptist Church, Malika Rahman, Associate Pastor of Family at St. Paul Chapel Baptist Church; Caroline Taminger, Associate Pastor for Families at FBC Martinsville and Chatham Heights Baptist Church; Kristina LaGuardia, Minister of Children, Youth, and Families at FBC Vero Beach; Beth Bailey, Minister with Youth and Young Adults at Fredericksburg Baptist Church.
From left to right: Rochelle DuPlain, Chaplain at Self Regional Healthcare; Dana Ijames, Assistant Pastor at St. James Missionary Baptist Church; Meagan Holleman, Chaplain for Students and Multifaith Coordinator at Guilford College; Brittany Ramirez, Global Migration Partner-Field Personnel, CBF/Philippines Baptist Theological Seminary; Christina Jones, Chaplain at UNC REX Hospital; Amber Kearney, Pastor for Justice and Outreach at Riverside Church at Park and King; Morgan Fritz, PRN Chaplain at Salina Regional Hospital; Sara Robb-Scott, Director of Spiritual Care at Eaton Senior Communities and Pastor at West Alameda Community Baptist Church; Shunjie Durham, Chaplain Resident at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Read more about the experiences of the previous participants:
- Reflections on the BWIM Mentoring Program by Julie Pennington-Russell
- Reflections on the BWIM Mentoring Program by Katie Callaway
- Am I My Sister’s Keeper? by Aisha Davis
- We Are a People of Stories: A Reflection on Mentoring by Meg Thomas-Clapp
- No Longer a Newbie: Reflections on Becoming a Mentor by Bianca Robinson Howard
Learn More About the Program
To learn more about the program, the expectations, and the benefits, read the Mentoring Program Cohort Covenant