The article “A True Baptist Theology of Women in Ministry” by Elizabeth Flowers examines the rise of Southern Baptist Women in Ministry (SBWIM) in response to the conservative takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Founded in 1983, SBWIM aimed to support women called to ministry. Flowers highlights the challenges faced by women as they navigated both internal SBC opposition and the broader influence of feminist and liberation theology. SBWIM women argued that equality in ministry was a biblical and distinctly Baptist principle, rooted in Southern Baptist piety and historical commitment to religious liberty. This theology framed their struggle as a call to restore the prophetic role of Baptists in supporting marginalized groups
