FBCJacksonville Blog

In recent weeks God has been moving on the hearts of our moms through the Mom to Mom program.

One of our moms, after viewing a video session on teaching your children about God, went home and began praying and asking God how she could teach her children about Him effectively.  She fell under the conviction of the Holy Spirit that she herself did not have a personal relationship with the Lord and right there prayed to accept Christ as her personal Lord and Savior.  She walked the aisle the next Sunday and made a public profession of her faith and was baptized.  The following week at Mom to Mom she shared her story with the entire group of moms about how though she had grown up in church, she herself was not a Christian.  At the end of that morning session of Mom to Mom one of our Titus 2 Leaders talked with a girl at her table and asked her about her personal relationship with the Lord.   The young lady began to cry and said she did not have one.  They prayed together there and this mom became a believer.  Two weeks following another young mother walked the aisle on a Sunday morning and said that after the testimony of the first girl, she had been under conviction that she was a lost church member.  That morning the pastor had preached on the unregenerate church member and she came forward and made a profession of her faith and was baptized that night.  One more mom since this time has decided that she needed to be baptized because she had not done so since she had professed Christ as her Savior.  We are rejoicing in what God is doing among the hearts of these moms through this program and continue to pray that God will use these lessons and His Word to reach to the hearts of moms and bring about true life change.

This fall we will begin a Wednesday night Mom to Mom group in addition to the Tuesday morning group.  Both groups will meet on the 6^th floor of the Administration Building.

The Tuesday morning group begins September 6 at 9:30.
The Wednesday evening group begins September 7 at 6:00.

Ellie Waldron, a member of FBC for more than 20 years, will be leading a new class for widows called the Journey Class.  God has been preparing her heart and life for many years and has called her to minister to the widows in the church and around the Jacksonville community.   Waldron have been widowed twice in her lifetime and is well-acquainted with the special needs of women who have lost their husbands through death.  She believes there is a tremendous need for a ministry to widows of all ages, having lost a spouse early in adult life and then again only two years ago.

In 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 Paul tells us that God comforts us in our trials and pain so that we, in turn, can comfort others with the same comfort we receive from Him.  This does not mean that we can only minister to those with like circumstances, but it does mean that when we experience the same trials and pain, we are better equipped to understand and empathize with their circumstances.  We believe this ministry with God’s healing touch will help widows find the answers they seek – together.

Be on the lookout for more information about a fellowship for widows in the coming days. If you are interested in this class, please contact womensministry@fbcjax.com for more information or call 904.366.1242.

Have you ever wondered or thought to yourself, “Will I ever get these children raised?” or “What in the world am I going to do about my child and this or that situation?” or “Who can I talk to about being a mom?” or “Will I ever get to sleep again?”   If you have, then Mom to Mom is for you!

What is Mom to Mom?  Mom to Mom is a biblically-based parenting program designed around the Titus 2:4 concept of older women teaching and encouraging younger women in their relationship with their husbands and children.  Through small group interaction led by “Titus 2” leaders, growth occurs not only in their parental skills, but also as women, intellectually, relationally and spiritually.

The Mom to Mom objective is to adhere to the instruction given in Titus 2:3-4 and offer excellent, biblically-based instruction in parenting.  It provides a venue for older women to fulfill their call to teach the younger women.  It also provides an opportunity for less experienced mothers to interact with more experienced mothers (or Titus 2 leaders) who can serve as role models, share their wisdom and offer biblical guidance.  We also provide opportunity for interaction with other women experiencing similar struggles, challenges and joys in parenting.

Our goal is to create a safe place for both churched and un-churched women to evaluate the spiritual foundations of their families and to provide a potential “bridge” into the church.  We also desire to infuse into younger mothers encouragement, enthusiasm, and greater effectiveness in their roles as wives and mothers.   Our greatest hope is that we would stimulate one another to grow in our walk with God.

We have just started our second year of Mom to Mom and we meet each Tuesday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30 on the 6^th floor of the Administration Building at our Downtown Campus.  We have a great group of moms coming each week and each week we have new moms join us, so please come and visit us and see if Mom to Mom is for you! For more information, click here.