Women's Retreat

Jodi Ware
Deacon of Women's Ministry
Clifton Baptist Church, Louisville, KY

Jodi Ware was born and raised in Portland, OR, by committed, godly Christian parents. She is the youngest of five girls, and graduated from college at Warner Pacific University. She and Bruce married in 1978 while he was in his Th.M. program at Western Seminary, Portland, OR. Jodi has served every church she’s been a part of as a pianist and vocalist. While her main energies have been directed at serving her family — she and Bruce have two daughters, Bethany and Rachel, whom she homeschooled for most of their early years — she also has had a regular ministry over the years of mentoring younger women. For the past 25 years, Jodi has worked with the Seminary Wives Institute at Southern Seminary as its registrar and through teaching courses on Biblical femininity, time management, and the Christian’s life of prayer. Jodi also serves as the Deacon of Women’s Ministry at Clifton Baptist Church, Louisville, KY, organizing and leading Bible studies and a variety of events for the women of the church. She also speaks regularly for women’s conferences on various topics of interest and importance to Christian women. Finally, Jodi loves being “Nana” to our three precious grandchildren – Ella Rose (17), Gavin Edwards (14), and Ainsley Kate (11), the children of Owen and Bethany Strachan.