Baptist Women in Ministry
The Church's Example of Equity for Women in the Workplace
By creating research-based strategies to inform and equip churches to implement equitable practices for women, churches will provide examples for the myriad workplaces congregants represent.
Most Baptist churches have embedded patriarchal ideology, structures, and practices which prevent women from thriving in church-based workplaces. This project will develop an evidence-based program to equip Baptist congregations to combat gender bias, implement personnel policies to promote gender equity, and support sabbaticals and parental leave for Baptist women in ministry. Since Baptists are congregationally-led, congregants will be involved in implementing the program in their churches and will be equipped to impact their own workplaces.
Primary Barrier
Bias and Toxic Workplace Culture
Location
Texas
Solution Region
Nation-wide
Community Type
Suburban
Annual Operating Budget
Less than $1 Million
