Mentoring, Discipleship & Women in Ministry

Resources on Christian Mentoring, Parenting, & Discipleship + Resources on Women in Ministry.

Resources for the "Kingdom Family Vacation" sermons on "Spiritual Fathers" and "Spiritual Mothers."

Mentoring & Parenting Resources

□ “A Model For Mentoring” by Keri Wyatt Kent in Christianity Today - Leadership Journal - February 11, 2010 (online article)

□ The Complex And Beautiful Vocation of Raising Children by Holly Taylor Coolman (2023) (Book)

• A theological account of parenting.
• One of the professors at Northern Seminary, Beth Felker Jones, has a wonderful interview with her on her substack (e-newsletter).

□ Habits of the Household by Justin Whitmel Earley. (2021) (book, video series)

• The book looks at the household through the lens of discipleship and spiritual formation.
• The New Friendship Class in B-05 (Sun. 9:30 a.m.) is going through this video series.

□ "John Mark Comer’s Call to Practice, Not Performance” on “The Russell Moore Show”(Podcast)

• An interview with John Mark Comer on his book on Christian Discipleship Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as he did. (2024)

Women In the Bible & Ministry

• Rediscovering Scripture's Vision for Women: Fresh Perspectives on Disputed Texts by Lucy Peppiatt (2019) (Book)

There is also a video series on this topic on Seminary Now, a service some of our small groups have used for curriculum.

• Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church by Nijay Gupta (2023) - (Book)

A historical and biblical exploration of the ways women ministered in the early church written for a popular audience. Nijay has also given many interviews about the book on various podcasts.

• “Why women should be church leaders and preachers” - Ask N.T. Wright Anything - Premier On Demand - YouTube Video (12:33)

Biblical Scholar N.T. Wright answers questions about women in ministry and the Bible.

• “Scriptural Arguments And Women in Ministry” - Beth Felker Jones (blog/ resource list)

Beth Felker Jones shares resources, including some of her own articles, on why churches affirm women in ministry because of, not in spite of, scripture.