4. CAN A PERSON HAVE A MENTORING RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE OF THE OPPOSITE SEX At the core of a mentoring relationship is a high degree of trust, intimacy, and willingness to share our lives with another individual. Since such a relationship is most appropriately pursued with members of the same sex, we have structured the Discipleship Training process so that only men disciple men and only women disciple women. 5. CAN A PERSON MEET WITH A MENTOR AND ALSO BE A MENTOR FOR SOMEONE ELSE AT THE SAME TIME Of course. In fact, we encourage you to minister to others as well as allowing others to minister to you. It’s a healthy balance to have people in our lives who shepherd us and also to have people that we shepherd ourselves.
