Woman to Woman: Preparing Yourself to Mentor

by Edna Ellison and Tricia Scribner

Book Overview

Many Christian women have come to understand our biblical mandate for life-on-life discipleship of someone younger in the faith. Most women embrace this role, though, with at least some uncertainty... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563099497
• ISBN13: 9781563099496
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: New Hope Publishers (AL)
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

excellent resource for mentoring!

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.

Excellent Book

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

AUTHOR'S REVIEW--EDNA MARTIN ELLISON, Ph. D.

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 ?

What I've been looking for!

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!

Great book for Christian women

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.