- Godly
Character – provides credibility to influence the lives of younger women.
- Life
is surrendered to God
- Desires
to exhibit the fruit of the Spirit – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control
- A
person of integrity; seeks to live a life above reproach
- Mature Faith – live experiences,
not knowledge, will have the greatest impact on others.
- Not
a new believer
Hebrew 5:14 – But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. - Knows
God’s Word and applies it to her life
2 Timothy 2:15 – Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. - Secure
with who she is in Christ
Galatians 1:10 – Am I know trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I was still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
- Not
a new believer
- Intimate Relationship
with God
– understands the importance of a growing relationship with Christ and seeks to
put Him first.
Philippians 3:10, 14 – I want to know Christ…I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
- Reliable
– committed to fulfill the responsibilities of a mentor.
2 Timothy 2:2 – And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.
- Servant Leader – primary motivation
for mentoring is from a heart of gratitude to God.
- Desires to share God’s love with younger women so that they may experience the abundant life he has for them, and fulfill the purpose for which they were created.
- Serves
her family well
- Husband trusts her
- Guides and teaches
her children with wisdom and in the fear of the Lord
- Good manager of her
home
- Husband trusts her
Proverbs 31:25-28 – Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she smiles at the future. She opens her mouth in wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the way of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and bless her; her husband also, and he praises her.
- Available – has a desire to
honor God by making her life available to others, in order to encourage and
equip them to live for God’s glory
I Thessalonians 2:8 – We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.
- Modeler – teaches and models
what she teaches
- Is
transparent and honest; willing to share her successes and failures in order
that others may benefit from the wisdom gained
I Corinthians 11:1 – Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.
- Is
transparent and honest; willing to share her successes and failures in order
that others may benefit from the wisdom gained
- Initiator
in the relationship by:
- Investing
in the life of the mentee
- Taking
responsibility for the health of the relationship with the mentee
- Confronting
and challenging when necessary
- Investing
in the life of the mentee
- Continuous Learner
- Makes
time to read and be challenged in her relationship with the Lord
- Teachable
– open to learn from others, does not consider herself as “having arrived”
- Makes
time to read and be challenged in her relationship with the Lord
- Humble
and dependent on God
- Recognizes
that this is God’s ministry
- Recognizes
that He will equip her in this ministry
- Perseveres
in God’s calling on her life
2 Corinthians 3:4-5 -- Such confidence as this is ours through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.
- Recognizes
that this is God’s ministry
*Attributes of an Effective Mentor adapted from the Titus 2 Mentoring Women website