RETREAT SLATED FOR WOMEN IN MINISTRY

Dealing with the “stained glass ceiling” is the theme of a one-day retreat for women in ministry Nov. 23 at ABSW.

The Rev. Valentine Royal, executive director of American Baptist Women in Ministry (ABWIM), is the keynote speaker for the fall meeting of Women in Professional Ministry, a network of American Baptist pastoral leaders in Northern California.

Royal, a 1990 graduate of ABSW, preaches and teaches across the U.S. to advocate for women in ministry. ABWIM’s aim is to increase the visibility, placement, and support of women.

Royal has been an associate pastor in two California congregations. She has served troubled youth, homeless families and battered women and has also led in prison ministry.

To learn more about the retreat or Women in Professional Ministry, contact the Rev. Michelle Holmes at 510-841-1905 ext. 225.