by Libby Carroll | Jun 22, 2022 | News
Baptist Women in Ministry released its 2021 Report on the State of Women in Baptist Life on June 21. This two-part report explores the experiences of women in ministry, assesses congregational support of women in ministry, and provides a statistical overview on trends...
by Geneece Goertzen | Mar 28, 2022 | Opinion
A faith leader is often the first person a victim of abuse will reach out to. Abuse happens across the lifespan, and globally one in three women will be a victim of abuse at some point in her life. In the context of our ministries, many of the women we work with have...
by Lynn Brinkley | Mar 2, 2022 | Opinion
We hear it every year. “Our church already supports women in ministry!” “We have a woman preaching in our pulpit all the time, so we don’t need to participate in BWIM Month of Preaching.” For this, we say, “Amen!” We give thanks for churches that have created a...
by John T. Pawlikowski | Dec 2, 2021 | Opinion
Pope Francis appointed Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist Raffaella Petrini as the new secretary general of the Governorate of Vatican City State in early November. She is the first woman to hold this position, and her appointment follows that of Salesian Sr....
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 16, 2021 | News
Female clergy in the United Methodist Church (UMC) are underrepresented and underpaid, according to a report published in late October. Women comprise more than half of all UMC members, but only 31.8% of all UMC clergy were females in 2020. Of the five UMC...
