Podcasts about baptist women

Join us in this celebration of Baptist Women's Day 2024 here at JHBC! Our guest speaker this morning is Rebecca Watson Autry.

It can be easy to forget the special role the pastor's family plays in the life of the church. On this week's episode, join N.C. Baptists as we look at the unique blessings and challenges of life and ministry for the pastor's family.  In this episode, N.C. Baptist Women's Discipleship consultant Ashley Reffit joins three pastors' wives — Kimberly Merida from Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, Tabatha Frost from Providence Church in Raleigh, and Veronica Greear from the Summit Church in Durham — as they discuss the life of a pastor's family. Listen in as the four discuss family life, the challenges of ministry and helpful resources for supporting this family in the church.

In this episode we sit down with Elissa Macpherson, President of the Baptist Women of the Pacific, to explore what her role involves, what cultural intelligence is, and how she navigates cross-cultural leadership.   Join the Day of Prayer – bwawomen.org/day-of-prayer Access the Safer Spaces Toolkit – saferspacestoolkit.com.au

Summary: In this episode, Zen speaks with Mandy McMichael about her project on Baptist Women in Ministry and the art of interviewing for historical research. Themes: Baptists, women in ministry, oral history, historical research methods Additional Resources: • Baptist Women in Ministry (https://bwim.info/) • Baylor Institute for Oral History (https://www.baylor.edu/library/index.php?id=974108) Relevant Baylor Press Books: • Mandy McMichael, Miss America's God (https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481311977/miss-americas-god/)

“We are building on a foundation that has been built by tremendous women for a couple of hundred years.” Ruth McDonald, new executive director of WNAC, describes the cultural and ministry transition from serving as missionary to Japan for the past 36 years to returning to the states and starting her new position. She also shares her vision for the future of Free Will Baptist women's ministries. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #WNAC #FWBWomensMinistries

Gwen Stephens speaks as part of Baptist Women's Day at United Baptist Church.

Ashley Crawley speaks as part of Baptist Women's Day at United Baptist Church.

Baptist Women's Day; 1 Peter 1:3-4

Molly Jaeger, Kathie Jackson, Sharon Reagan, and Amy Duggan discuss how God worked in the lives of Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah to display his glory and grace.

Kathie Jackson, Molly Jaeger, Hannah Barton, and Linda Byrd continue discussing the story of Sarah and connecting some of the lessons from the story to their own story.

Julie Solomon, Molly Jaeger, Amy Duggan, Kathie Jackson, and Sharon Reagan discuss the story of Sarah and Hagar.

Krissy Clark and Jennifer Boren join Sharon Reagan and Julie Solomon to continue our discuss on Eve and how it applies to our lives.

Julie Solomon, Molly Jaeger, Sharon Reagan, Amy Duggan, and Kathie Jackson begin season 4 by considering Eve - the significance of her being made in the image of God to display his glory and her failure of obey God's word and trusting his goodness.

Julie Solomon invites you to start listening to a new series on the podcast examining the lives of Women in the Bible.

Amy Duggan, Kathie Jackson, Vicky Whitt, and Bettie Hassell discuss how being reminded of our citizenship at heaven affects our understanding of home and what we gives our lives to in the here and now.

Kathie Jackson, Molly Jaeger, Stacy Wright, and Lauren Gaston discuss how our identity in Christ makes us into servants of God and his kingdom.

Julie Solomon, Amy Duggan, Lydia Solomon, Lauren Gaston, and April Wells share how our identity in Christ frees us from false worship to worship God in spirit and truth.

Sharon Reagan, Molly Jaeger, Janna Wartes, and Paula Bressler discuss what it means to be made beautiful in God's eyes and ways the pursuit of beauty can be an idol.

Julie Solomon, Sharon Reagan, Dori Wimberley, and Jeanette Swygard discuss our identity in Christ as a member of the church.

We're packing A LOT into this episode! We talk all about Thanksgiving and how it can be a wonderful missions opportunity, and then we share some of our favorite gift ideas for Christmas with you.Things we mention in today's episode:Baptist Women's World Day of Prayer Video and the Prayer Guide that goes along with the video (Beca talks about many of these ministries in her gift guide list)Thanksgiving in the WoodsWMU NC Red Box Prison MinistryRain to Roots Waiting SongsWorldCrafts Joy Earrings and the WorldCrafts Faith EarringsWorldCrafts Nativity SetsHandwriting Gift IdeasLove, Welcome, Serve Cookbook by Amy HannonGlobal Kitchen Recipe Book by MOPS InternationalFor Girls Like YouHigher Hope Connect Haiti MinistriesFairy Lights for BedroomsIpsy Subscription BoxPrayer Made Simple by Tara FurmanThe Daily Grace CompanyUnwrapping the Greatest Gift: A Family Celebration of Christmas by Ann Voskamp

Julie Solomon, Amy Duggan, and Jennifer Boren discuss how our identity in Christ includes being filled with the Holy Spirit which leads to fruitful and godly lives.

Molly Jaeger, Amy Duggan, Jill Jackson, and Diedra Polley discuss what it means to be adopted as children into God's family.

Julie Solomon, Sharon Reagen, Blythe Chapman, and Lindsay Taylor discuss chapter 2 of Identity Theft which focus on our role in reflecting God's image as part of our identity in Christ.

Amy Duggan, Kathie Jackson, Jayme Olsen, and Robin Cox discuss the first chapter of Identity Theft which focuses on freedom found in Christ.

Molly Jaeger gives a brief introduction on the upcoming podcast series that focuses on our identity in Christ.

Have you ever thought about the differences between biblical justice and secular theories of social justice? How are believers to actually take part in efforts against injustice in our society, nation and world? How can we maintain a clear witness when working ‘with' others engaged in the justice landscape? Join us as we hear from a range of prominent Christian voices ‘talking justice', including: Tim Costello, Executive Director of Micah Australia, Amy Smith, Chief Advocate of International Justice Mission Australia and Dave Andrews, Christian Social Activist, Founder of the Waiters Union. We will also hear perspectives from a diverse range of contributors including: Tim Fawssett – Scripture Union Ada Boland – First Nation Prophetic Voices of the Land Elissa Macpherson– President of Baptist Women of the Pacific, Baptist World Alliance Rodney Callanan – Director, Droplets in a Stream Rob Spurr – Australian Director, Prophetic Finders Dan Paterson – Founder, Questioning Christianity  

The Oceania/Pacific region covers such a diverse range of cultures, ethnic heritage and spiritual expression. In the midst of that, Elissa MacPherson has the task of uniting women around the truth of Jesus within their common stories. Elissa is the President of the Baptist Women of the Pacific, and Ps Jo Leutton and Ps Robyn Robertson from Riverlife Church talk with her about the blessings and challenges of uniting such a diverse community, as she seeks to walk together with people to unlock deeper compassion and solidarity. More Information about Elissa MacPherson/Baptist Women of the Pacific:Web: Baptist Women of the Pacific - bwpacific.orgEvent: Global Conference of Baptist Women - Life! (Online Conference) Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast.For more info and how you can help, please contact Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram. Music credit: Scott & Annie McKinnon, 'Revive'.Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Android and Spotify.

This episode considers the history and work of Irish Baptist Women (a department of the Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland) by interviewing Gail Curry the Baptist Women's Director. Gail is married to Steven Curry who is pastor. After studying at Belfast Bible College they went out with Baptist Missions to plant Ballymoney Baptist before serving in Bethany Baptist Church Bangor and now are at Ballymena Baptist Church. Gail has been working as the Director of the Baptist Women's Department for over 12 years and serves on the committee for the Irish Women's Convention

April 25, 2021 - Baptist Women's Day - Phyllis Elvington

Sponsors: The Center for Congregational Health, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, and McAfee School of Theology's Doctor of Ministry program. Music from HookSounds.com

2021.02.21 - Baptist Women in Ministry Highlight - Mark 5:25-34 - Alena Vaughn, Associate Pastor of Mission from Sugar Land Baptist Church

We welcome Pastor Cristina Adams to the pulpit as both our new Associate Pastor for Children, Youth & Families and as our preacher in observance of Baptist Women in Ministry Month of Preaching (formerly called Martha Stearns Marshall Sunday). Luke 9:28-45 Listen: An Invitation for Lent Last Sunday we left Jesus and his disciples after two healing stories. People were amazed at Jesus’ power. Luke says that “fear seized” those that saw the healings “and they glorified God, saying, ‘A great prophet has risen among us!’ and ‘God has looked favorably on his people!’” (Luke 7:16). Words of Jesus’ greatness and power spread across the land. Today we skip ahead to chapter 9 and meet Jesus and three of his disciples, Peter, James, and John, on a mountain, where they had gone to pray. Jesus did this quite regularly. He knew he needed time alone to spend with his Father and listen. But this prayer time became a prayer experience like no other. For while Jesus was praying, two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and began talking to Jesus. Whether the disciples were asleep when this first occurred or were just very sleepy, it is unclear, but when Peter wipes the sleep from his eyes and realizes what is before him, he feels called to act, so he offers to build three dwellings for Jesus, Moses, and Elijah to stay in. Oftentimes we give Peter a hard time for this and read Peter as a blundering fisherman, who speaks without thinking. But I think more is going on here. Just as Peter had previously declared that Jesus was the Messiah, earlier in chapter 9, Peter now sees that something divine is happening and Peter wants to honor this. When Peter offers to build a dwelling, a tent. This same word is used in scripture for tabernacle, which is more than just an ordinary tent. To understand this, we need to go back and remember the story of the exodus, of Moses and the Israelites journey in the wilderness. It is a well known story for Peter because the Jews reenact this story every year during the Festival of Booths. He knows the story in Exodus when Moses goes up to the mountain and meets with God and Moses’ face literally shines from being in the presence of the LORD. When Moses came back down from the mountain, Moses told the Israelites that God was commanding them to build a tabernacle, a portable sanctuary so God could dwell among them during their journey. This tent was very elaborate and there were specific instructions for its dimensions and the materials used to build it. Once it was finally complete, scripture says that “a cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle” (Exodus 40:32). And not even Moses could enter into the tabernacle because God’s presence was too powerful and glorious for even Moses to withstand. This cloud then became the guide for the Israelites during their time in the wilderness. When the cloud filled the tabernacle, they Israelites would stay camped until the cloud lifted, and then they would move. During this wilderness experience, God was still present among God’s people. God dwelled with them and God guided them each step of the way. One Rabbi described the Festival of Booths as “living in temporary shelters for seven days as a reminder that when their ancestors were in the wilderness, God provided them booths to dwell in.” So, when Peter sees Jesus’ face glowing, radiating the divine, and also sees Moses and Elijah, it makes sense that Peter’s impulse is to build some tents. Peter recognizes that something divine is happening and does not want it to end. So, not fully understanding the implications of what he is saying, Peter wants to build tents to keep this divine presence among them. As Peter is saying this, though, a cloud overshadows them and then they actually enter into the cloud. If you compare this to the exodus story, something has changed. In the exodus story, when the cloud entered into the tabernacle, no one could enter. God’s glory and power was too great for humans to withstand. But now, Peter, James, and John are in the cloud with Jesus! They are directly in the presence of God! Actually, they have already been living with God for some time at this point since they have been following Jesus. The presence of God is no longer contained to the tabernacle, it is among them. And then, once they are immersed in this cloud, God speaks. “This is my son, my chosen; listen to him!” This echoes Jesus’ baptism, when God says to Jesus, “You are my son, the Beloved, with you I am well pleased.” But in this moment, God is addressing the disciples, declaring Jesus’ divinity and affirming Peter’s declaration that Jesus is the Messiah. Then a command is added, “Listen to him!” And as quickly as the cloud had appeared, it was gone. Now the experience was over. There was no need to build the tents. Elijah and Moses had vanished. The mountaintop experience was over and it seems that the disciples did not know what to make of it. So, they stay silent about it. They did have something to take with them, an experience affirming Jesus’ divinity and a command given by God – listen to Jesus, but the next things Jesus says aren’t things you necessarily want to hear. First, Jesus comments on the “faithless and perverse” state of the generation and then he predicts betrayal. These are hard words to hear, and the disciples don’t even know what to do with Jesus predicting his betrayal. But perhaps, this is fitting. After mountaintop experiences, after spiritual highs, we have to re-enter reality, and reality isn’t always pretty. It’s messy and broken. I appreciated how one commentator described this scene as especially fitting this year–after a moment of hope, when God’s glory shone around, Jesus and the disciples emerged back into a health crisis. Another boy ill, another father pleading for Jesus to heal his son, and the disciples not being able to do anything about it. This is something I think we can relate to right now. We have moments of hope, moments of joy–news about the vaccine, we find a way to see friends or family for the first time in months–but then we still find ourselves in this pandemic and it feels like nothing has changed. Another person we love testing positive, another day of masks and social distancing. We feel helpless. The good news is that this is not the final word. Jesus knew humanity was weak and limited, yet Jesus still chose to come and dwell among us, to be a living tabernacle in our midst. So while we feel helpless, we can be comforted by the fact that we are not alone. God is in our midst. The Holy Spirit is present with us to give us what we need to keep going. While we may falter, Jesus is faithful. The disciples could not heal the boy, but Jesus did. And once again, everyone was amazed. The glory of God, the power of Jesus was evident. But Jesus had another hard word to give. “Let these words sink into your ears,” he says, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into human hands.” “Let these words sink into your ears.” God just told his disciples to listen to Jesus, and now Jesus is saying really pay attention and listen to what I am about to say. I am going to be betrayed. And while Jesus wants them to listen, they do not understand. Actually it says they cannot understand and they were scared and embarrassed to ask more about what Jesus meant. “Listen to him!” “Let these words sink into your ears!” The command to listen has been sinking into my ears and touching my heart this week. As I was thinking about listening, I thought about times when I felt listened to, when I felt heard, and times when I did not. I thought about a time when I was having a bad day and called a friend to talk. I said, “Hey, I was just calling to say hi and I need to talk,” and then my friend started telling me about her day. I listened and then said, “I need to talk,” but she was excited about what was going on in her life and didn’t process it. So I listened some more and then said, “Hey, I’m having a bad day. I need to talk,” and I started crying. Then she quickly realized that I had been trying to tell her I needed to talk and it wasn’t sinking into her ears. She apologized and then listened as I told her about my day. I was thinking about this, and all of a sudden a question came into my mind and pierced my heart. How often does God experience this with me? How often does God reach out to talk to me and keep on with my day? This question shocked me because I consider myself to be a good listener, but I realized that way too often, I am guilty of not listening to God’s nudgings in my spirit to be quiet and listen to what God has to say. Instead, I ignore God and keep playing on my phone, I watch one more episode of Netflix, or keep background noise going so I do not have the space to listen to what God has to say. Jesus asked his disciples to listen to him, to let his words about his betrayal sink into their ears, to touch their hearts. But the disciples did not know what to do with those words at the time. We have an advantage because we know what Jesus was talking about. We know the journey that he was about to go on. And in our church year, we are about to embark on that journey again. On Wednesday we will remember that we are made of dust and to dust we will return, that we are fragile beings that are in need of a savior. Then, we will journey with Jesus, remembering his last days, during the Lenten season. Now, when I was younger, I thought that Lent was just something that Catholics and Lutherans did because that was what I saw in my town. In college, though, I started to wonder if maybe there was something to observing Lent, to giving up something or incorporating a new practice. Since then, I have experimented with different things–giving up cookies, Facebook, one year I even gave up sleeping in, another I committed to journaling every day. Lent is an opportunity to reflect and examine ourselves, to remember that we are lacking and that we need God to flourish. This Lent, I am inviting you to engage in holy listening. Holy listening is more than hearing what someone is saying. It is believing that God is present and speaking in the midst of everyday life and training our ears to be attuned to what the Holy Spirit is saying. It means that we believe that we are all made in the image of God and that we can learn about God from one another. The transfiguration story is filled with good news–God is present among us! God no longer stays inside a tabernacle but lives in our midst. God is calling us to listen, to journey with Jesus this Lenten season, and discover how God is active and speaking to us today. Practicing listening can take many forms, but to help us start thinking about what practicing holy listening might look like, I have created a worksheet with different ideas and practices for holy listening that Jenny will put in the chat and can also be accessed on our website. There are suggestions for how to make space for listening in your daily life, ideas for spiritual practices to listen to God, and ideas for families about how to engage in listening together. I created this list just as a starting point to help you think about how you might want to engage in holy listening this Lenten season. I created this list with people of all ages in mind, so kids, teens, adults–there could be something for you on this list! Pick one or two things to try. Take what is helpful and leave what is not. I would love to hear about what you choose to do and what you learn through this journey. Now let’s pray. Dazzling God, Thank you for coming into our midst through Jesus Christ and for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Open our ears, hearts, and eyes to listen to you, Lord Jesus, during this Lenten season. Guide us as we take this journey to Jerusalem. Show us that you are still speaking and active in the world today.

“Listen,” the 2/14/2021 sermon by Pastor Cristina Adams, whom we welcome to the pulpit as both our new Associate Pastor for Children, Youth & Families and as our preacher in observance of Baptist Women in Ministry Month of Preaching (formerly called Martha Stearns Marshall Sunday). Podcast includes entire worship service. The Holy Listening Practices for Lent pdf, written by Pastor Cristina and referenced in her sermon, may be found at https://firstbaptistlawrence.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Listening-Practices-for-Lent.pdf Music licensing: The following music is used by permission under CCLI streaming license #20126570:

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A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week Mitch and Autumn talk about the Democratic National Convention and the upcoming Republican National Convention.Later, Dr. Meredith Stone joins the show to talk about her new role of Executive Director at Baptist Women in Ministry. BWIM's vision is to be a catalyst in Baptist life, drawing together women and men, in partnership with God, to illuminate, advocate, and nurture the gifts and graces of women.

Julie and Casey sit down with Rev. Dr. Courtney Pace to talk about social justice, racism and sexism within religious traditions, how to have difficult conversations, the powerful story of civil rights activist Prathia Hall, and how both faith traditions and workplaces can decentralize power and uplift everyone.  And also figure skating. TOP TAKEAWAYS: To understand people who are different from us, we have to understand intersectionality, and how everyone carries multiple identities that often complicate their experience of discrimination. Sometimes, an environment doesn’t have to TELL you to be quiet if it teaches you effectively to quiet yourself.  And sometimes you don’t realize how weird that is until you get out - the fish doesn’t understand what water is, because it’s just their world. Courtney’s philosophy: the central deity in faith is working toward liberation and dismantling hierarchy where everyone treats everyone else with love - but because people think in terms of dominance and power, we project our own stuff onto God and create toxic systems. The worst thing that can happen if you ask a question (even of something as big as GOD) is that you don’t get an answer . . . but often you find information that helps you understand and participate in the world in a richer way. Difficult conversations require practice.  Telling people the truth is important (and sometimes the kindest thing you can do for the community and the individual), and how we do it and the intention with which we do it with is incredibly important. Prathia Hall (the subject of Courtney’s book) was central to the story of the Selma march, a leading voice in the civil rights movement, and one of the most formidable minds of her generation. When people can be their real selves, they are happier, more productive, and more creative.  When everyone has what they need, it leads to community thriving. Re: the patriarchy and/or toxic circumstances: “If my tombstone reads “That Girl Was a Problem”, then glory be.” Mentioned in the episode: Jes Kast https://www.revjeskast.com Broderick Greer  http://www.broderickgreer.com Allyson Dylan Robinson  http://allysonrobinson.com Robyn Henderson Espinosa  https://irobyn.com Emmy Keggler  http://emmykegler.com Hear Prathia Hall preach: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-stole-sisters-31041590/episode/rev-dr-prathia-hall-a-38236357/ https://soundcloud.com/dradambanks/01-between-the-wilderness-and Read Courtney's work for Forbes. Read “Freedom Faith: The Womanist Vision of Prathia Hall” Courtney Pace is Associate Vice President of Talent at FedEx Credit Association, overseeing Human Resources, Training, Leadership Development, and Volunteering. She joined the invitation-only Forbes Human Resources Council in 2019. Her research interests include race and gender, Baptist history, the Civil Rights Movement, and social justice in American religion. Her first book, Freedom Faith (UGA Press, 2019), is the first ever biography of Rev. Dr. Prathia Hall, a womanist Baptist preacher and civil rights activist. She is currently completing an anthology of Hall’s sermons and essays. She has a PhD in Religion from Baylor University (2014), a Masters of Divinity in Theology from George W. Truett Theological Seminary (2007), and an Honors Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Engineering, with minors in Mathematics and Psychology, from The University of Texas at Arlington (2004) and is the Prathia Hall Scholar in Residence of Social Justice History for Equity for Women in the Church. She is ordained through the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and works closely with the Alliance of Baptists and Baptist Women in Ministry. She is a board member of Equity for Women in the Church, a non-profit organization that promotes the acceptance and placement of women in ministry as well as interracial and ecumenical cooperation, and is frequently invited as guest preacher to churches across the country. She is also the founder and chair of the Clergy Advocacy Board for Planned Parenthood of Greater Tennessee and North Mississippi. Rev. Dr. Pace also created popular podcast “Stole Sisters,” which features women preachers representing multiple denominations, races, and regions.

Our guest preacher for Baptist Women in Ministry's annual month of preaching is Nataly Mora. Her preaching text is Matthew 17:1-9 . **Please note that the audio cut off for a small part at the start of the sermon. The woman Nataly is referencing during her introduction is Harriet Tubman.

Pam Durso, executive director of Baptist Women in Ministry, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor. She discusses the work of BWIM and her background as a historian. She also talks about BWIM's resources on sexual abuse in churches and why churches need to address the topic.  (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Churchnet.)

“Lauren Halford” by Zion Baptist Church Women’s Day 2019. Released: 2019. Genre: Religous. The post Baptist Women’s Day 2019 appeared first on Zion Baptist Church.

What a privilege it is for me to be standing here and speaking to you, my church family. Today is a special day, it’s Baptist Women’s Sunday. I haven’t always been a Baptist, but I feel so at home now that I’ve been adopted into this beautiful family of believers. I feel honoured to be… Read more

A sermon for Baptist Women’s Day by Dorothy Barham entitled “By All Means” from 1 Corinthians 9 and 2 Timothy 1.

A Baptist Women’s Day sermon by Kim West Bounds entitled “Ready to Run?” from Hebrews 12 and Philippians 2.

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