More than 45 ministers and students gathered at ABSW in March
for an all-day conference on women in ministry.
"Female as Pastor: Navigating Male-Dominated Church Structures"
was the theme of the conference, sponsored by the local chapter
of Women In Professional Ministry.
The
Rev. Dr. James Stumbo, counselor and director of the Samaritan Counseling
Center of Southern Oregon, was the workshop facilitator. Workshop
panelists included three ABSW alumnae: the Rev. Valentine Royal
('90), director of Women in Ministry for American Baptist Churches;
the Rev. Katie Choy-Wong ('80), ABSW director of admissions and
former area minister for American Baptist Churches of the West;
and the Rev. Pat Ciupek-Reed ('93), senior pastor of First Baptist
Church of Antioch, Calif.
The
Rev. Dr. James Stumbo, counselor and director of the Samaritan Counseling
Center of Southern Oregon, was the workshop facilitator. Workshop
panelists included three ABSW alumnae: the Rev. Valentine Royal
('90), director of Women in Ministry for American Baptist Churches;
the Rev. Katie Choy-Wong ('80), ABSW director of admissions and
former area minister for American Baptist Churches of the West;
and the Rev. Pat Ciupek-Reed ('93), senior pastor of First Baptist
Church of Antioch, Calif.