Christian Faith Mentoring
A mentor for the faith questions that are hard to ask out loud
Non-denominational, with the Bible as the main source. One-on-one, in a group, or online.
Chapter 01
When the questions get tough
If you are beginning to explore your faith, you may have questions that are hard to tackle. Searching the internet and studying alone can help, and it can also hand you conflicting answers to the toughest ones. A faith mentor is a person across from you who can help you understand and work through what you believe.
Barb describes what she does as non-denominational. Working with a faith mentor is not tied to a denomination, and you do not have to be at any particular point in your spiritual path to begin. You might be brand new, returning after years away, or sitting in a church pew with questions you have never said to anyone.
Some people come in the middle of a loss, when faith feels shaken. That is welcome here too, and it is one reason mentoring sits beside the grief recovery classes on Barb's services list.
A worn book open to a page, resting on a wooden chair with a folded blanket by a window
How Barb mentors
Together you explore the tough aspects of faith. You talk through your own beliefs and struggles in a way that helps solutions come to light, and you read the Bible in a way that makes sense for you, working on the hard questions and on how your spirituality can help in day to day life. Barb mentors those who would like support sorting through things on their faith, with the Bible as the main source.
She holds one-on-one sessions and group sessions, and she can meet you online. Bible study is also offered online, 1-on-1. Alongside it she can bring in other resources when they help, such as boundaries, personality tools like Myers-Briggs, the Love Languages, What Color is Your Parachute, and self-care.
Two phrases from her own page say how she shows up. The first is Ministry of Presence, which relates to grief recovery: Being a Heart with Ears. She is there to listen first. Prayer requests are welcome too: confidential requests for you and for those you care about.
Chapter 03
What to expect from the work
Barb's stated aim is a thorough understanding of your faith that puts you at peace with your beliefs. There is no set number of sessions on her page, so the pace is something you settle together in the free 45 minute consult on Zoom.
Her mentoring is not a lecture. It is a safe place to ask questions, which is how she has served people new in faith, people stepping into new leadership roles, and people struggling in relationships at work or at home. Barb has been a mentor for decades, and she says the mentors who believed in her are the reason she knows how much that kind of steady presence can matter.
The consult is free and confidential. If mentoring is not the right fit, she will try to help you find someone who is.
Certificate of Chaplaincy / Spiritual Care, William and Catherine Booth College (2007).
Other ways Barb can walk alongside
If you want a coach for goals and habits, see life coaching. If a loss is what feels unfinished, the one-on-one Grief Recovery classes are where that work happens. Not sure which? Read how it works and book the free consult.