Women In Ministry
ACCESS!
Accessing our God-given gifts, gaining access to the world for the good of all and the glory of God!
Discover how you can embrace the challenge to fully accept the gifts women bring to ministry so that the Body of Christ may thrive and our churches may flourish. 
View the Access for Excellence Booklet.
Read and watch the stories of how mentors have influenced the church’s leading women.
How to create your mentor story: Learn how you can easily share your mentor story, making use of a smart phone or other device!
WomenWord Spring 2017 Edition: Read about the new landscape of leadership women in ministry are bringing to the church’s table and discover how you can be supportive.
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Resources
NEW Join the ABCUSA Facebook Group Discussion about Women in Ministry
Case Statement on Women in Ministry (For background information on the Case Statement, click here.)
Brochures
Responding to God’s Call (Molly Marshall)
Challenging Gender Discrimination in the Church (Marvin McMickle)
A Biblical Basis for Equal Partnership:
Women and Men in the Ministry of the Church (David Scholer)
Bible Studies
Junia: A Bible Study and Story-Telling Resource for the Church
The Question About 1 Timothy 3 (PDF)
Bible Study on Women In Ministry (June 2014)
Bible Study on Women In Ministry (PDF)
ABCUSA Policy Statements and Resolutions
American Baptist Resolution on the
EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN THE AMERICAN BAPTIST CHURCHES (1977)
http://www.abc-usa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Women-Empowerment-of.pdf
American Baptist Resolution on the
EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT (1983)
http://www.abc-usa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/EQUAL-RIGHTS-AMENDMENT.pdf
American Baptist Policy Statement on
WOMEN AND MEN AS PARTNERS IN CHURCH AND SOCIETY (1985)
http://www.abc-usa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Church-and-Society.pdf
Additional Resources
NEW Women as Stewards of Social Change: The Narratives of American Baptist Women Who Held Senior Leadership Positions as Pastors, Deacons, and Teachers
Click here to view Dr. Sherry Anderson’s bio and abstract.
Resource List for Retiring Pastors
Devotional
Remembering Ronny (Rev. Veronica Lanier): One Woman’s Witness
WomenWord
News
ABWIM Advisory Team Travels “Out of the Box” to Puerto Rico
Worship Resources
2013 Worship Resource Booklet
2013 Worship Resource Poem
