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Plan to attend “Celebrating Ministering Women: Radical. Redeemed. Ready.”, June 15-18, 2022
at the Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake, Wis.
All are invited!
Learn more about the conference and register today!
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 2019: Learn about the “Radical. Redeemed. Ready.” event, coming in June 2022!
WomenWord Spring 2017: Read about the new landscape of leadership women in ministry are bringing to the church’s table and discover how you can be supportive.
Check out our campaign’s amazing progress thanks to donors like you and join their ranks! View our Donor Progress Report.
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
- Celebrating God’s Call
- 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)
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American Baptist Resolution on the
EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT (1983)
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American Baptist Policy Statement on
WOMEN AND MEN AS PARTNERS IN CHURCH AND SOCIETY (1985)
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Additional Resources
Resource List for Retiring Pastors
The Ordination of Edith Hill
Devotional
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