MENTORING PROGRAM

The first cohort of BWIM's expanded Mentoring Program closed their two-year journey at the end of 2021. Starting just several weeks before the beginning of the pandemic, these groups formed bonds of growing together during a difficult season of ministry. Unfortunately, we were unable to gather for their closing retreat due to surges in the Covid pandemic, but we are finding other ways for them to close their time of development in the program.

We opened the second cohort (2021-23) in July 2021 with a retreat at the Sacred Heart Monastery in Cullman, Alabama. Five new groups met and spent time getting to know each other as they began their two years of ministry growth together.

Mentors for the 2021-23 cohort include Linda Bryan (Garner, NC), Bethany Rivera Molinar (El Paso, TX), Katrina Stipe Brooks (Lynchburg, VA), Sarah Shelton (Birmingham, AL), and Carrie Veal (Charlotte, NC).

QUOTES from the 2020-21 cohort

the numbers

2021-23 Cohort by

20 participants

5 mentors

6 Baptist denominations represented

10 states represented

3 pastors

12 associate pastors/staff ministers

2 chaplains

2 non-profit leaders

1 outside-of-the-box minister