Mary Nnah

Christian women leaders have emphasised the urgent need to revive intentional, Scripture-based mentoring among women, describing it as a legacy practice deeply rooted in the Bible and essential for shaping future generations. 

The call was made at the Global Virtual Women’s Conference organised by the Christian Women Mentoring Network, themed “The Mentoring Advantage: Influencing Titus 2, Women for Global Impact.”

Warning that the future of faith hangs in the balance, Pastor Ada Babajide, a keynote speaker, lamented that women have gradually abandoned this God-ordained system, picking up other strategies and losing the full benefits of woman-to-woman mentoring.

“Mentoring has an advantage, it’s not new, it has been there all along, but we picked up other strategies and began to ignore it, losing the full benefits, especially woman-to-woman,” she stated. 

The conference highlighted the biblical model of mentoring, where God’s presence encompasses both mentor and mentee, and communication flows between all three points of the Trinity.

Babajide outlined practical mentoring steps, including building trust, engaging personally, sharing resources, and modeling Christlike conduct.

“Legacy is not accidental, legacy is intentional. If we want our faith to be sustained, we must be deliberate about who we are passing it on to and what we are passing on to them,” she emphasized. 

Mother Are from Calvary Ministries, Lagos, a facilitator, added that mentoring is not limited to age but also includes experience, knowledge, productivity, and spiritual maturity.

“A woman can be older because she has greater knowledge, deeper spiritual gifts, stronger productivity, or more developed talents. In any area where you have gone ahead, you qualify to mentor someone coming behind.”

Connie Parker described mentoring as “a form of wise friendship rather than formal instruction,” emphasizing discernment, active listening, and prayer. “We are not teachers lecturing a class. We are wise friends who listen, encourage, pray as God leads, and share our stories and our lives.”

Kathleen Trock-Malhoek warned against superficial righteousness, citing the example of the Pharisees in Jesus’ time.

“Many Pharisees loved acknowledgment and appearing righteous, but their hearts were far from God. Jesus reminded the people that God looks at the heart, not outward appearance.”

The conference concluded with a call to action for women to invest in their spiritual foundations, stay committed to prayer, and form accountability groups that encourage growth while avoiding gossip.

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