MARTHA STEARNS MARSHALL MONTH OF PREACHING

February 2012

Martha Stearns Marshall Month of Preaching is a wonderful opportunity to stand with other Baptist churches in your support of God's gifting of women.

A little history for those who don't know about Martha Stearns Marshall Month of Preaching.  For the past six years Baptist Women in Ministry has invited Baptist churches to participate in this annual event, and it has been a source of joy and discovery for many women and churches. 

Martha Stearns Marshall Month provides us all with a chance to celebrate--to celebrate God's good work in our midst.  So start making plans.  Pick a Sunday in February 2012.  Invite a woman to preach.

Baptist Women in Ministry invites all Baptist churches to make plans now to have a woman preach on any Sunday in February 2012.

The number of participating churches in the Martha Stearns Month of Preaching has steadily increased each year since 2007, when 54 churches participated.  Last year, 185 churches celebrated God's gifting of women!

Here's how your church can participate:

1.  SAVE THE DATE!! Reserve ANY Sunday in February.

2.  Invite a woman to preach--ask a member of your church, contact a nearby seminary or Baptist university and inquire about the availability of a student or professor, or ask someone in your community.  For ideas, contact Pam Durso at pamdurso@bwim.info. 

3.  Download the certificate from the BWIM website, print it out, and present it to the preacher on your church's Martha Stearns Marshall Day of Preaching.

4.  Order the book, This is What a Preacher Looks Like: Sermons by Baptist Women in Ministry and present it to the preacher with the certificate.

5.  Incorporate the history of Martha Stearns Marshall during your worship service or use the bulletin insert provided by BWIM.

6.  Sing the hymn written by Courtney Krueger, written especially for Martha Stearns Marshall Month.

7.  Please send your church name, city, state, pastor, the name of your guest preacher, and contact information to Aimee Day at aimeeday@bwim.info.  All participating churches and preachers will be listed in the Spring Issue of Vocare, the BWIM newsletter.

If your church has plans to participate, please let us know!

Baptist Women in Ministry

contact information:

Pam Durso

Executive Director

Baptist Women in

Ministry

P.O. Box 941294

Atlanta, GA 31141

pamdurso@bwim.info