What is a mentoring relationship?

A mentoring relationship is developed when a person connects with another for the purpose of gleaning from that person's God-given wisdom, and experience in a certain of ministry, life, skill or their walk with God. There is no right way to mentor. Every mentoring relationship is as unique as the individuals involved in it.  The Women of Purpose Mentoring Ministry is poised  to shepherd you by coming along side with counsel, consult, guidance, instruction, and challenge... However our primarily position is mentoring is by modeling. The mentee often seeks the mentor because they see something in the person and there's an internal unction that draw them to the person and the walk of faith. The Apostle Paul depicted mentoring relationships when he said "Follow my example" (1 Cor. 4:15-17; 11:1).

Mentors invest what they have received from God into the life of another who has not yet gained the understanding or attained to the level of experience of the mentor with the purpose of multiplication. The Apostle Paul described the process in 2 Timothy 2:2 --

Scripture is filled with examples of this multiplication process through mentoring relationships:

•       Jethro invested into the life of Moses. Moses invested into the life of Joshua and the elders of Israel. Joshua invested into the lives of others.

• ·     Eli invested into the life of Samuel. Samuel invested into the life of Saul and then David. David invested into the lives of others.

•       Jesus invested into the lives of the twelve disciples who in turn invested into the lives of others.

•       Barnabas invested into the life of Saul, also called Paul. Paul invested into the life of Timothy. Timothy invested into the lives of others.