NADAWM

A network in the Church of England which exists to support all ordained women in achieving their full potential for the sake of the mission of the Church.

NADAWM seeks to EQUIP, EVALUATE and ENGAGE:

EQUIP
• we equip and support DAWMs through induction and networking, sharing expertise and best practice to help them be an effective resource in their diocese
• we equip our dioceses to be places which support women in ministry
• we equip the national church through theological reflections and practical observations which support the Church's commitment to gender equality
• we equip women through providing networking opportunities and promoting training, development opportunities and other helpful information

EVALUATE
• we evaluate what is going well for women in ministry and share best practice
• we evaluate what isn't working and see if there are emerging trends
• we evaluate the data e.g. representation in vocations, senior posts, church-planting roles, larger churches, senior staff, TIs and Area Deans etc.
• we evaluate the outworkings of the Five Guiding Principles

ENGAGE
• we engage with other organisations working to support the flourishing of women in ministry e.g. Transformations, WATCH, Awesome etc
• we engage with the wider issues in society which affect women's ministry in the Church
• we engage with intersectionality recognising that there are other factors which can compound barriers to women exercising their ministry e.g. race, disability, sexuality, poverty/class, age
• we engage with broader diversity work, bringing our experience of being a marginalised group to support others working with other underrepresented groups in the Church