by Doug Weaver | Mar 29, 2004 | Opinion
The ordination of women as ministers–deacons, pastors and others–is controversial in Baptist life. A few Baptists are open, many (especially in the South) are adamantly opposed and some affirm women as ministers for congregations other than their own....
by Doug Weaver | Mar 29, 2004 | Opinion
The ordination of women as ministers–deacons, pastors and others–is controversial in Baptist life. A few Baptists are open, many (especially in the South) are adamantly opposed and some affirm women as ministers for congregations other than their own....
by Doug Weaver | Jan 26, 2004 | Opinion
Religious liberty has been a hallmark distinctive in Baptist life. Thomas Helwys, Roger Williams and John Leland are familiar figures in the pantheon of Baptist “heroes” who are known for their support of freedom. At the institutional level, the Baptist...
by Doug Weaver | Dec 29, 2003 | Opinion
Southern Baptists and women have again been in the news recently. New Southern Baptist literature, the Baptist Center for Ethics has reported, is critical of the practice of women deacons. Read that again, not the old tirades against women pastors, but the next item...
by Doug Weaver | Nov 13, 2003 | Opinion
Baptist history is filled with many fascinating but little-known stories. The name of Martha Stainback Wilson (1834-1919) is most likely unknown except to the most dedicated readers of the history of “women’s work” in the South. I discovered her by...
