▁degree ▁from ▁Per kins ▁School ▁of ▁The ology ▁at ▁Southern ▁Method ist ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁Ord ained ▁min istry ▁mil est ones ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁B ask in - B all ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Texas ▁Conference ▁of ▁the ▁U MC ▁to ▁enter ▁sem inary ▁immediately ▁after ▁comple ting ▁her ▁under grad uate ▁education . ▁( B et ween ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁all ▁the ▁women ▁ord ained ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Texas ▁Conference ▁were ▁entering ▁min istry ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁career .) ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁B ask in - B all ▁had ▁a ▁Prof ession ▁of ▁Fa ith / W or ship ▁Att endance ▁Index ▁value ▁of ▁ 1 7 . 7 3 . ▁ ▁( W or ship ▁attend ance : ▁ 4 4 0 , ▁Prof ession ▁of ▁Fa ith : ▁ 7 8 ) ▁This ▁index ▁denotes ▁how ▁many ▁persons ▁joined ▁by ▁profession ▁of ▁faith ▁for ▁every ▁ 1 0 0 ▁persons ▁in ▁worship ▁each ▁week . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁value ▁ever ▁recorded ▁for ▁a ▁female ▁minister ▁serving ▁a ▁large ▁United ▁Method ist ▁church . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁B ask in - B all ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁North ▁Texas ▁Conference ▁female ▁minister ▁serving ▁a ▁local ▁church ▁appointment ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁De legate ▁to ▁General ▁Conference . ▁ ▁( This ▁election ▁was ▁for ▁the ▁ 2