Colonial Presbyterian Church | Kansas City Metro
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Helping people become passionate, selfless followers of Christ

Women Mentoring Women

A Christian sister at my side, mentoring to serve in the world 
 

What is mentoring?

Do you need a Christian sister at your side? Mentoring is a way to develop supportive, spiritually focused friendships between older and younger women in our church.Titus 2:3-5 places the responsibility for teaching and discipling younger women upon the maturing older women. Women understand women! The empathy, trusting in God, and various life experiences of older women (approximately 45 years and older) create an enormously powerful reservoir of untapped God-given strength. Mutual encouragement motivates! A mentoring ministry taps this reservoir by pairing older women with younger women in a six month faith adventure.

In order to develop your friendship, partners should get together at least once a month. The length and location of your meetings is entirely up to you. Staying in touch with each other by phone or email between meetings will enhance your relationship. 

What are the guidelines for the development of meaningful mentoring relationships?
• Make a six month commitment to the relationship.
 
• Contact each other once a week and meet at least once a month.
 
• Pray for each other regularly.
 
• Do things together (whether it be Bible study, shopping, learning a new skill, or just going to lunch; each set of partners is free to do what they want as long as they work with the goal of accountability and spiritual growth).
from Women Mentoring Women by Vickie Kraft and Gwynne Johnson
 

Who is this mentoring program for?

• For women who want to be in a Christian mentoring relationship
• For women who already have a mentor sister
• For women who have close Christian friends but want to expand to mentoring for accountability and spiritual growth
• For women who are curious about mentoring
 
Click here for Benefits of Mentoring and Christian Accountability articles.
 
Click here to read the testimony of one of the women involved in the mentoring program: Heather Silva.
 
Testimonial videos about Women Mentoring Women: Pastor Mary Brown, Laura Mack, Charlotte Adelsperger
 
 
 
How can I get involved?
Complete the form below and click submit. For more information, contact Pastor Mary Brown: 816-501-3002 or mbrown@colonialkc.org

Mentoring Profile

Name:
Address:
City, State, ZIP:
Phone, including area code:
Email address:
Age:
Marital status:
Single
Married
Widowed
Divorced
 
Occupation:
 
Children's names and ages:
 
What are your expectations in regard to your Christian spiritual development?
 
How did you become interested in mentoring?
 
How often can you meet with your match?
weekly
every 2 weeks
monthly
 
In your mentoring relationship, do you want someone the same age, older, or younger?
What Colonial campus do you attend most often?
Wornall
Quivira
 
Please number (with 1 being the most important) the priorities you would like considered as you are matched:
 Interests/hobbies
 Geographic proximity
 Marital status
 Parenting skills
 Discipling/Bible study/prayer accountability
 Career experiences/leadership skills
Other:
 
How would you best describe your journey of faith?
Explorer
Beginner
Growing
Christ-centered
 
Would you like to:
give as a mentor
receive as a mentor
both give and receive?
 
Any other comments that would help us with your mentoring placement?
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
What kind of time commitment does mentoring require?
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Recommended Books
Having a Mary Heart
in a Martha World,
Joanna Weaver
 
Becoming a Titus 2 Woman, Martha Peace
 
Know What You Believe, Paul Little