“More Baptist women than ever before are experiencing God’s call to ministry and having opportunities to live out their callings in ministerial and pastoral roles,” said Meredith Stone, executive director of Baptist Women in Ministry. “However, until every category of women’s leadership among Baptists reaches 50%, there is still work to be done.”

Stone spoke Nov. 7 as BWIM unveiled its annual “ State of Women in Baptist Life ” report, the 20th year of this data release. The report was highlighted in a Friday morning session at BWIM’s annual gathering at Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church in Atlanta.

Among this year’s key findings:

BWIM has recorded the ordinations of 2,856 Baptist women since 1964, including 134 ordinations from 2022 to 2024. These are not all ordinations that happe

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