Women's Spiritual Formation Mentoring Curriculum

Everything you need for your mentor group.

Women's Mentoring Groups

Learn and grow through the experiences and wisdom of wise, Christ-centered women of faith.  

Before Your First Meeting

Listen to Brené Brown’s “The Power of Vulnerability” TED talk.

The Power of Vulnerability TED talk →

Session One

Spiritual Formation Mentoring Launch and Meet and Greet

Group Meet and Greet

  1. Following the Launch, your group will meet to discuss expectations, get to know each other, and discuss takeaways from Brené Brown’s “The Power of Vulnerability” TED talk.
  2. Review the Telling Your Story document as a group, and discuss plans to share your story in the next session.

Looking ahead to the Next Session

  1. Decide the order for Telling Your Story in the next session.
  2. Decide on which book/content you will use for the next session:
Session Two

Who is God?

Group Meeting

  1. Share your stories using Telling Your Story. 
  2. Discuss what you learned from the Who Is God guide or In His Image book.
  3. Discuss what you learned from Attributes of God.

Looking Ahead to the Next Session

Discuss as a group whether you will do Session Two in one meeting or two. 

Make sure you are clear with your group about which book members are to purchase for the next session:

Session Three

Identity in Christ

Group Meeting

  1. Discuss what you learned from The Gift of Being Yourself by David G. Benner or The Cure by Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, and John Lynch.
  2. Discuss the Identity guide. 
  3. Discuss the Label Activity.

Looking Ahead to the Next Session

Be clear with your group about which book members are to purchase for the next session:

Session Four

Purpose

Group Meeting

  1. Discuss what you learned from Made for This by Jennie Allen OR God in My Everything by Ken Shigematsu.
  2. Discuss the Purpose guide. 
  3. Share your Rule of Life with the group.

Looking Ahead to the Next Session

For the next session, make sure you are clear about the Others Assessment to be completed in the next month. Group members will invite three people to give feedback on several areas of their relationship with the group member.

Session Five

Self-Awareness

Group Meeting

  1. Discuss content from the Self-Awareness guide. 
  2. Discuss what you learned from the Self-Examination exercise. 

Looking Ahead to the Next Session

Make sure you are clear with your group about which book members are to purchase for the next session:

Session Six

Spiritual Growth

Group Meeting

  1. Discuss what you learned from Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton OR Growth: Training vs. Trying by John Ortberg, Judson Poling, and Laurie Pederson.
  2. Use the Spiritual Growth guide for your discussion.

Looking Ahead to the Next Session

Make sure you are clear with your group about which book members are to purchase for the next session:

Session Seven

Understanding the Bible

Group Meeting

  1. Discuss how you engaged with the content from 30 Days to Understanding the Bible; Woven; or Women of the Word
  2. Discuss the parts of Understanding the Bible guide that correlate with your reading.
  3. Review the Soap Method. 

Looking Ahead to the Next Session

Make sure you are clear with your group about which Elective Sessions you will complete for the last two months.

Elective Sessions (Choose two)

Character

Download the Character Guide

Louder Than Words – Chapter 10

Character Under Construction Series

Holy Spirit

Download the Holy Spirit Guide

Purchase Don’t Miss Out or Forgotten God

Legacy

Download the Legacy Guide

Download Eulogy Activity

Prayer

Download the Prayer Guide

Download Lectio Divina Resource