Instead, she became a lecturer at Dalton House in Bristol (a training college for women missionaries and Anglican parish workers), which led to her lifelong career as a teacher of Old Testament, along with Philosophy and Ethics.
Joyce Baldwin became Dean of Women of the newly formed college, working alongside Alec Motyer, as Principal and J.I.
When Alec Motyer left in 1981 to return to parish ministry, George Carey was appointed to succeed him.
However, Carey postponed taking up his new office for a year, in order to prepare his parish, St Nicholas, Durham, for the forthcoming vacancy.
However, when the decision was made to admit women to the priesthood, she declined to be further ordained, feeling that her life's calling had already been fulfilled.