In a lot of ways, Shannon Maddox’s call to missions and ministry was built by Alabama WMU. “I grew up in Parkway Baptist in Auburn, and I did Girls in Action there as a young girl, Mission Friends before that,” she said.

She also went to Missions Adventure Camp and later served as a cabin leader.

“I was really enthralled with the stories of missionaries being willing to go and immerse themselves in a different culture for the sake of the Gospel,” Shannon said.

That led to her serving as a summer missionary, then as a campus minister. She said she “can’t count how many countries” she led teams of students to serve in during that time.

“It all was part of my journey to follow God’s calling to serve and mobilize young people to missions,” she said.

Now Shannon is continuing that call by serving the women of Alabama. Shannon has helped develop a strategy that will assist in equipping and connecting women’s leaders across the state.

“Good ministry is already happening in churches around the state, and we want to undergird that with support and say, ‘Hey, you’re not alone in this,’” she said.