In Episode 3 of All the Buried Women, co-hosts Beth Allison Barr and Savannah Locke explore the “loopholes” that allowed women to serve in ministry within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), despite the formal prohibition against female ordination. These loopholes included roles like professors, missionaries, and pastor’s wives, which allowed women to take on leadership and preaching roles in practice, even though they were not officially recognized as ordained ministers.
We reached out to the SBC, Paige Patterson, Darryl Gilyard, Tommy Gilmore, and the Council for National Policy for comment, and did not hear back.
All the Buried Women is presented by The Bible for Normal People.
Credits:
- Hosts: Beth Allison Barr and Savannah Locke
- Producer: Savannah Locke
- Writing and Editing: Beth Allison Barr and Savannah Locke
- Sound Editing and Music: Savannah Locke and Todd Locke
- Introduction and Closing Song: Jaded by Savannah Locke
- Special Thanks (in order of appearance): Rosalie Beck, Steve Bezner, and Pamela Durso
- Partner Organization: The Bible for Normal People
- Additional Thanks: Andy Clark, Systems Administrator within the University Libraries at Baylor University; Erin Smith, Marketing Manager at Baker Publishing Group; Jordan Corona; Dr. Taffey Hall, Director of the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives; Brittany Prescott, Podcast Producer for The Bible for Normal People; Adam McCullough, Archivist of Canadian Baptist Archives at McMaster Divinity College; Gordon Heath, Director of Canadian Baptist Archives at McMaster Divinity College; Rev. Leanne Friesen, Executive Minister of Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec (CBOQ) and CBOQ executive board; and Audrey and Alex from Lawyers for Reporters.
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