Call to ministry God calls every Christian to a life of ministry through their vocation.  Some feel a call to ministry within the church or other agencies.  This call could involve preaching, counseling, teaching, leading, etc.  In God's Word, we see women answer God's call to each of these areas and more.  There are many people and resources to help women discern their call to ministry and support them in answering that call.  Below are links to helpful ASSOCIATIONS, ARTICLES, and SCHOOLS to help in that discernment process. Associations Baptist Women in Ministry    This is the National Organization's page. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship    Contains a list of partner churches,  which are often (but not always) more likely to be supportive of women in ministry.  If your church is not, this list may help you find a supportive church near you. American Baptist Women in Ministry     Well done page with statistics of women in professional ministry, reading lists, and resources for educating churches about women in ministry. Alabaster Jars    Contains Oodles of information on Women in the Bible and in history.  Also has a good links page. Global Women    Global Women was formed in December of 2001. The organization will work through voluntary core groups and networks formed around issues and opportunities concerning the global ministry of women. Through these networks Global Women hopes to be advocates for women and action agents to enable women to serve globally in the name of Jesus. Network of Shared Ministry  Shared Pastoral Ministry is defined as the leadership of a local church in which all pastoral duties are shared, equally, by two or more people. The developer of the website is particularly interested in the Shared Pastoral Ministry of married couples.  This site includes many resources and names of clergy couples. Virginia Baptist Women in Ministry  - An association of persons, both women and men, lay and professional, who perceive what they do as Christian Ministry, and who seek to provide an avenue for mutual support, encouragement and empowerment.   Articles Good News at Wolf Creek  An article by Dr. Bill Leonard which wonders what all the confusion is about when a Baptist woman feels called to ministry.  This article was written in May, 1994, but continues to provide encouragement to women and challenge to churches. Should a church choose a woman to pastor?  This document evolved out of one church's discussion over this very question. Yahoo! Groups for American Baptist Women in Ministry    A discussion list specifically for Baptist women in ministry. A short history of Women in Baptist Ministry   Schools In North Carolina, we are blessed to have four divinity schools committed  to training all whom God has called: Campbell University Divinity School Duke University Divinity School, Baptist House of Studies Gardner-Webb University Divinity School Wake Forest University Divinity School