WARTBURG — At first, it might sound like a strange melding of demographics: widows and young adults.
But at First Baptist Church, Wartburg, these two groups are forming friendships and kinships.
“There’s a fantastic synergy between the two groups within our church,” said FBC senior pastor Matt Ward.
The connections have emerged in prominent ways in recent weeks after a young adults Sunday School class at FBC started a ministry called “Wisdom from Widows.” The concept for the ministry came from FBC young adult leaders Marvin and Tammy Howard, who helped put the wheels in motion.
“I did not shoehorn this ministry — nor was it my idea,” said Ward. “That’s what makes this ministry so encouraging to me. When discipleship is taking place, the natural outflow of that is people, by the leading of the Holy Spirit, looking for ways for the love of Christ to come out. This ministry, in my opinion, is the natural outworking of discipleship.” [Read more…]


