Growing Together: Taking Mentoring beyond Small Talk and Prayer Requests (The Gospel Coalition)

Very thought provoking, and provided many helpful ideas or suggestions to help me grow in my faith as well as to become a,mentor.

This is an amazing resource for mentorship. I will use it over and over er again. Insightful questions for one-on-one or small group mentoring. A favorite for my mentoring ministry!

My discipleship group at church is using this book for our Bible study. Although this book was designed for a mature Christian woman mentoring a younger Christian woman, we are able to enjoy it as a group of four women that are all around the same age and stage in our spiritual walk. There are many scripture references in each chapter, and the entire book is scripture-based and not the 'self-help' style that is so popular nowadays where there is very little that draws from scripture. We have been choosing one to use as a memory verse each week. The book is very insightful; the author presents gospel truths well. The questions at the end of the chapter are just right for a small group, helping us get to know each other better while encouraging us to address things in our spiritual walk that need attention. I have underlined and circled something on pretty much every page. Highly recommend this book for small groups.

Such a wonderful resource. I went through this book with another woman. The questions at the end of each chapter helped to facilitate discussion and caused me to reflect on my own walk with the Lord. Would recommend for a mentoring relationship.

If you are looking to disciple/mentor someone, this can be a good place to start. This book will give lots of ideas on how to begin a mentoring relationship and what those meeting times can look like, topics to be sure to cover, etc. This is a good starting place if you're unsure where to begin.

My women's Bible Study is using this book to help us become mentors. This book breaks it down for all levels of mentoring.

As a mentor to women's ministry leaders, I highly recommend Growing Together. Melissa provides the framework and content for women's ministry teams to easily and quickly launch a mentoring ministry. Melissa uses the first two chapters of Growing Together to unpack what mentoring can be as well as setting expectations for the mentor/mentee. Ground rules are a good thing! The remaining nine chapters walk mentors/mentees through important topics, some not often talked about in women’s ministry, such as church attendance and service. Melissa anchors the content of each chapter in God’s Word, sprinkling in applicable real-life examples. I found the chapters to be just the right length. While each chapter could entail an entire book (and as noted in the Recommended Reading in the appendix, there are whole books on these topics), Melissa manages to go just deep enough in the short space of a chapter for participants to have a hearty discussion on the subject. Melissa's book will help remove the excuses so many mentors offer up by providing them with content and discussion questions to use during their meetings. Cyndee Ownbey, Founder of Women's Ministry Toolbox and best-selling author of Rethinking Women's Ministry: Biblical, Practical Tools for Cultivating a Flourishing Community

Went through this book with my womens group at church! Highly recommend for all!

This book is great for beginners who want some tips on how to disciple others. It also is a good reminder for us who have been in the field for a long time. It is full of practical ideas and helpful tips.

This is a valuable resource for anyone learning to disciple other women or being discipled by someone. From setting the expectations to what to talk about in a disciple relationship. So great!!

The best book of doing ministry and discipleship of Christ. Good to read as in Bible study as well in book club.

Practical and clear! A book every mentor should have in their toolbox. Will be recommending and gifting this book often!

A fair mentoring book, but I do prefer Susan Hunt’s Spiritual Mothering: The Titus 2 Model for Women Mentoring Women.