Welcome to the Women’s Ministry of First Baptist Church Joelton!
Our mission is to reach women for Christ and mature them in their faith through
prayer, Bible study and discipleship. It is also our desire to support the entire
mission of our church.
The Women’s Ministry strives to:
equip local church women to enrich the lives of other women through Christ
help women discover their God-given gifts for ministry, determine needs in their communities, and match those needs with their gifts of service; and
lead women to accept Christ as Lord, become women of deep prayer, and become women who study the Bible and base their lives on the Word of God.
Along the way we will laugh a lot and develop many new friendships. We encourage you to become involved as we carry out our tasks and mission. Please contact Janet Brinson, by email or by phone (615-642-8445), and share your heart with other sisters in Christ!.
We are making plans for new programs that will meet the diverse needs of our women. Be sure to check this page often, as new things are added. Please email Kathy Denton to be
placed on our email contact list for upcoming event information.
Guiding Verse: "To prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up, until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ." Ephesians 4:12-13
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 16-17 - Knowing You Women's Retreat - FBCJ will host a women's retreat Friday night and Saturday, March 16 and 17, at Montgomery Bell State Park Inn & Conference Center in Burns, TN. What an exciting opportunity for our women as Linda Carol Royalty shares a Bible study entitled Knowing You. Download the brochure (pdf) for more details, including the schedule of events and reservation cost. Space is limited! Reserve your spot today by calling the church office or Sunday mornings at the sanctuary Welcome Center. Registration deadline is February 10.
March 30-31 - Swap 'Til You Drop - Ladies, it's time again to clear out the gently used clothes you no longer love and swap them for something more exciting without exchanging a penny! The FBCJ Women's Ministry will host a Swap 'Til You Drop event in the Family Life Center from 9:00 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 31. Clothing (juniors and women's sizes) and accessories (coats, shoes, handbags, jewelry, etc.) must be dropped off on Friday, March 30, between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. (Note: All clothes must be on hangers.) Receive tickets for the items
you bring and return on Saturday morning from 9 to 11 to swap them for items others have brought.
ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES
INTERFACE - We have just begun our 6th semester
of INTERFACE. Our topics this semester will be Spiritual Direction, Spiritual
Gifts, and Spiritual Growth. The Bible study continues in Mark. If
you are interested in joining us when our next semester begins or would like more information,
contact Carol Ashford (938-0630) or Carolyn Ellis (210-7630).
The goal of INTERFACE is
to reach women who have a strong desire and commitment to study the Bible
and serve along with other Christian women in our church. The program includes
an intense personal Bible study coupled with practical living skills in small
intimate group settings. It involves a 3-year commitment of two 12-week sessions
per year. It is family friendly in that it will begin the last week of August
and end in the middle of November. We do not resume meetings until the middle
of January and end in April. Times of these meetings will be determined by
the individual leaders, and child care will be provided. This is not a “drop
by when you feel like it” Bible Study. Meetings are approximately
2 hours each week. The rewards of being personally accountable to someone
else to be in the Word on a daily basis will be just one of the blessings
we will get from this study. If you have a strong desire to know the Bible
better, have a closer relationship with the Lord, and develop strong Christian
friendships, we invite you to explore this unique way of studying God's Word.
HOPE CENTER - The Hope Center is a ministry of the Nashville Rescue Mission. It is a Biblically based 7 to 12-month residential recovery
program for women suffering from alcohol and drug addictions or other life-debilitating
problems. The Hope Center works together with a mother and her children or
single women to build up spiritual, physical, mental and emotional strengths
leading to more stable relationships and recovery. For the past seven years,
the Women's Ministry of FBCJ has gone to the Hope Center on the 4th Thursday
of each month to serve food and host a graduation party for the ladies who
have graduated from that program. We provide food for approximately 50 women
and gifts for each graduate. If you would like to know more about this ministry, contact Linda
Carol Royalty at 876-4643 or Pat Carroll at 876-4705.
INTERFACE - We have just begun our 6th semester
of INTERFACE. Our topics this semester will be Spiritual Direction, Spiritual
Gifts, and Spiritual Growth. The Bible study continues in Mark. If
you are interested in joining us when our next semester begins or would like more information,
contact Carol Ashford (938-0630) or Carolyn Ellis (210-7630).