Woman to Woman: Preparing Yourself to Mentor

With all the trendy talk about mentoring these days, Edna Ellison paints a practical yet poignant picture of what mentoring truly is. Biblically based and reader friendly, I highly recommend this book to any woman considering a mentoring relationship.

Best Bible Study I've Done Recently. This is not too hard or bookish. Fun! I love the ARNF's!

TEN YEARS AGO AS I TRAVELED SPEAKING AT WOMEN'S RETREATS AND CONFERENCES, I REALIZED MOST WOMEN DESPERATELY NEED MENTORING ADVICE. IN TRANSIENT AMERICA, WE LIVE APART FROM EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS, OUR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES ARE DWINDLING, AND NEIGHBORHOODS DON'T PROVIDE THE CLOSENESS THEY ONCE DID. IN THE SHIFTING SAND OF TODAY'S SOCIETY, WOMEN NEED SOMEONE TO GUIDE, COUNSEL, AND BEFRIEND THEM. WHEN I MET TRICIA SCRIBNER, WHO ASKED ME TO MENTOR HER IN HER WRITING, SHE DESIGNED A QUESTIONNAIRE AND WE DISTRIBUTED IT IN AMERICA, GERMANY AND ENGLAND. SOME OF THE SURPRISES WE FOUND ARE IN THIS BOOK. IT CONTAINS POEMS, FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS FOR BIBLE STUDY, A LEADERS GUIDE FOR GROUPS, A COMMISSIONING SERVICE FOR CHURCHES, AND ACTIVITY/GAMES TO GET YOU INVOLVED AS YOU READ. TRICIA, WHO IS ABOUT 20 YEARS YOUNGER THAN I, HAS BECOME A JOY IN MY LIFE AS I (A WIDOW) HAVE SHARED WITH HER WHAT I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT BEING A CHRISTIAN WIFE AND MOTHER. WE LOVE TO LEAD CONFERENCES AND INTERACT WITH WOMEN ALL OVER THE WORLD! WON'T YOU JOIN US AS YOU READ THROUGH THE PAGES AND INTERACT WITH OUR PRINCIPLES OF MENTORING IN WOMAN TO WOMAN: PREPARING YOURSELF TO MENTOR ?

The one thing that makes this Bible study different from all the rest is that it gets you involved in a personal way. The theme of the book is "GET REAL!" I love it!

This book is practical and inspirational. Written by a mentor and her merea ("Mah-RAY-ah," one she mentored), this interactive Bible study has really inspired me. I love the humorous ARNF's at the end of each chapter (Always Remember and Never Forget!). My husband and I have laughed at those often. This book will help those who hesitate to mentor because they don't know what to do, or don't feel qualified to guide another in her spiritual walk. The book has a great group guide if a group of mentors want to discuss what they've learned in this bookand/or through their mentoring relationships. It also includes an inspirational commissioning service at the end, for a church group to use as a formal way of dedicating members to mentor others. While written for women, it can be used by men. The writers must work well together. They have done an excellent job of touching the heart.. I highly recommend it. It will make you laugh and cry--and teach you how to take others under your wing and show them what you've learned from your experience in life.