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The Center for Women in Ministry

The Center for Women in Ministry at Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School exists to encourage and equip women called to Christian ministry and to serve as a resource for the Church of Jesus Christ for the edification of the Church and for the thriving of women in ministry.
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The Center for Women in Ministry at Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School exists to encourage and equip women called to Christian ministry and to serve as a resource for the Church of Jesus Christ for the edification of the Church and for the thriving of women in ministry.

The Center for Women in Ministry partners with programs and colleagues across the Samford campus, including: Beeson’s Women’s Theological Colloquium, Beeson Alumni Association, Beeson’s Thriving Pastors Initiative, Beeson’s Robert Smith Jr. Preaching Institute, Beeson’s Student Government Association and Minority Student Fellowship, Samford’s Biblical and Religious Studies department, Samford’s Christian Ministry program, Samford’s Center for Worship and the Arts, and many others.

The Center for Women in Ministry at Beeson holds to the commitments of Beeson Divinity School and to the two beliefs that God calls women to Christian ministry and the Church needs God-called, theologically trained women in ministry. This Center does not advocate for a complementarian or egalitarian theological position as such, but rather assists all women in evangelical, Protestant churches (whether complementarian or egalitarian) for the sake of the flourishing of women in ministry.

The center seeks to serve:
  1. Beeson Divinity female students
  2. Beeson Divinity alumnae
  3. Samford female undergrad students pursuing Christian ministry
  4. Churches and church leaders (male and female)
  5. Women in Christian ministry who are not graduates from Beeson/Samford
The center aims to fulfill its mission by providing support in these key areas:
  1. Christian discipleship, maturity and fruitfulness in ministry
  2. Placement services
  3. Resources and networking
  4. Mentoring
  5. Continuing education and research
  6. Consultation
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Mentoring

The Center for Women in Ministry at Beeson believes mentoring plays an important role in the thriving of individuals while in seminary and in ministry. Through the Center, we want to help support and cultivate a ministry of mentoring for women while they are in seminary and after they leave seminary. Female-to-female mentoring opportunities include an all-female mentor group led by Kristen Padilla, female mentoring within the Supervised Ministry Practicum curriculum, and one-on-one mentoring by our female faculty and staff members through our lunch voucher program. Additionally, the Center is working to develop a mentor database and system that will connect female students to mentors outside the walls of the divinity school.

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Placement

The Center for Women in Ministry at Beeson, in conjunction with Beeson’s Placement Services, provides placement help for Beeson Divinity female students and alumnae. The Center for Women in Ministry is in the process of offering the following types of services: networking opportunities, a job board, resources on various denominations, assistance with writing and reviewing CVs, and one-on-one advising. If you are a current Beeson female student or alumna in need of placement assistance, please contact Kristen Padilla.

Please sign-up to receive a monthly newsletter with news, resources, and job opportunities, and occasional emails with special announcements or information about upcoming events hosted by the Center. When you join our email list, you will have the opportunity to sign-up for upcoming events before the general public.

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Advisory Board Members

 
Suzanne Simmons
Anna Teel
Jennifer Davis Rash
Anna Moseley Gissing
Cecelia Walker
Joel Busby
Douglas Sweeney
Timothy George
Stefana Dan Laing
Jeanna Westmoreland
Roy Ciampa

Scott Guffin
Jennifer Powell McNutt
Lynn Cohick
Sharon Hodde Miller
Tish Harrison Warren
Contact Us
Director of The Center for Women in Ministry
Kristen Padilla
kpadilla@samford.edu
205-726-2398
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