What do you do when you show up at a dinner wearing almost the same skirt? Take a picture of course!
I Need Your Stories!
"You should write a trade book about mentoring!" the editor told me at the International Christian Retail Show in 2006.
"You should write a trade book about mentoring!" the agent told me at the International Christian Retail Show last month!
Do you think God is trying to get my attention? I do, and I'm listening. I so want to do His will.
Now I need your help. If you've followed me for any time, you know that my passion is mentoring-Sharing Life's Experiences and God's faithfulness. Since I wrote Woman to Woman Mentoring: How to Start, Grow, and Maintain a Mentoring Ministry in 1997, God has been starting mentoring ministries in churches all over the world (over 4600 to date), and mentors and mentees (M&M's) have been experiencing the blessings of mentoring. Praise God!!
Over the years, many ministry leaders have sent me stories about starting the Woman to Woman Mentoring Ministry, and many M&M's have sent me their stories too; but I also know there are many untold stories that would bless my readers. Will you help me write this book? Here's what I could use:
1. What would you want to read about in a mentoring book? What would encourage you to be a mentor or mentee? I would love it if you simply emailed me your thoughts.
2. If you've been in a mentoring relationship-either as a mentor or mentee or both-would you tell me your story? Even if it didn't go like you planned.
No word count or specific requirements...just send me whatever God puts on your heart. I will only use first names, or if you prefer, I can use a pseudo name.
I know God is smiling that I've finally paid attention to His call. In the beginning, I thought writing resources to help start mentoring ministries and then teaching and training about mentoring was all God was calling me to do. But He's also been gently nudging me that there's more mentoring work to do!
By the way, we now have all the Woman to Woman Mentoring Resources available on our website shop. Even if your local LifeWay bookstore is out of stock, or LifeWay customer service says they're out-of-stock, we have plenty of everything and I sign every book we send out.
I hope to see many of you at one of the three LifeWay YOU Lead Conferences I'm teaching at in 2014: Wheat Ridge, CO is July 24-25. San Diego, CA-October 9-10th. Billings, MT-October 23-25.
Together we can reach, encourage, and teach what we've been taught to the next generation.
About His Work,
Janet
PS: Calling ALL MOM'S! This is the month, July 31-Aug2, for the Better Together Conference. 18 speakers and 40 Workshops for only $49.00! I'll be speaking 5 times and would love to see you there. There's still time to register for a retreat full of fun, renewal, refueling, and refreshing with the Lord and other moms. Bring a group from your church.
PSS: Don't forget to sign up for my Monday Morning Blogs. The last Monday of the month is a Love Your Body series.
PSSS: Read the Author Interview with Laura Petherbridge about her book, 101 Tips for the Smart Stepmom and a chance to win a free copy.
