Women in Ministry
In the South Wales Baptist Association (SWaBA) we state in our Vision and Strategy that:
‘We believe that both men and women have an equal role in the leadership of our Association Churches. In the past our Baptist Family life has been impoverished by our separation of male and female ministries. We also recognise that our witness to the wider world and the individual communities we serve as churches, has been weakened by the lack of encouragement of women into ministry.’
Network of women in ministry
We have created a WhatsApp Group for women in ministry for support and encouragement. This is to help women in ministry connect and share resources.
Contact office@swba.org.uk if you would like to join the group
Project violet research and resources are available here
Project Violet has investigated women’s experiences in ministry whilst developing women ministers. The project has helped us understand more fully the theological, missional, and structural obstacles women ministers face in the Baptist community in Great Britain and identify ways forward.
Participants have been engaged in research and supported in asking questions and seeking answers. They have been accompanied through the project so that their own voice as an advocate for change has developed.
Project Violet is about partnership and has involved our Baptist colleges, Associations and churches as it pursues its agenda of Gender Justice.