Baptist Women in Ministry, which began within the SBC in the 1980s but now works in multiple Baptist denominations, has taken note. The Rev. Meredith Stone, its executive director, ...

God’s whisper to women. Female Baptist pastors share stories of women called to ministry in ‘When God Whispered My Name’ January 28, 2023 at 2:54 a.m.

The changes which Baptist Women in Ministry is advocating for seem even more necessary to pastors like Popham, who’s not entirely sure about what’s next for Fern Creek.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Southern Baptist Convention rejected Wednesday a constitutional ban on women pastors, a major victory for those within the nation's largest Protestant denomination seeking to ...

The Southern Baptist Convention rejected a proposal in June that sought to enshrine a ban on women pastors. But at the local level, conflict persists.

Jones-Steele, who is African American, said she grew up in the predominantly African American Black National Baptist Inc. denomination, which did not ordain women as pastors or preachers.

Considering prayer to be a form of advocacy, Baptist Women in Ministry will hold its Annual Gathering as a virtual prayer vigil on June 10, 2024, the day before the SBC Annual Meeting begins.

Susie Kim listens along with other students during a ministry class at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021.

“I hope that people know women have equal value and can be pastors,” said the Rev. Meredith Stone, executive director of Baptist Women in Ministry, an organization that originated within the ...

The Texas-based Baptist Women in Ministry, which has members belonging to numerous Baptist denominations, released a statement last year celebrating the failure of the amendment.

Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention voted last week to further restrict the role of women in ministry. This was no real surprise. It has been developing for decades.