The Titus 2 Model for Mentoring Women

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Spiritual
Mothering
By Susan Hunt
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Part I
The Mandate
“You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine. Teach
the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-
controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they
live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to
teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to
love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and
pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their
husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.”

-Titus 2:1-5
(Hunt, 2016, p. 7)
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“The combination of younger women who are teachable
and godly older women who are willing to open their
hearts gave us the privilege of obeying the Titus mandate.”
(Hunt, 2016, p. 3)

Chapter 1
Our Reference Point
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem…
how often I have longed to gather your children together,
as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings.”
-Matthew 23:37
(Hunt, 2016, p. 11)

(Hunt, 2016, p. 7)
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Chapter 2
A Life Purpose
“I am the Lord’s servant.
…May it be to me as you have said.”
-Luke 1:38
(Hunt, 2016, p. 25)

“This life-purpose is the driving force of our spiritual mothering

definition: ‘When a woman possessing faith and spiritual maturity
enters into a relationship with a younger woman in order to
encourage and equip her to love for God’s glory.’ The relationship
is not the driving force of spiritual mothering-God’s glory is the
premier purpose.”
(Hunt, 2016, p. 25)
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The Command

“Teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be
slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then
they can train the younger women.” -Titus 2:3-4
(Hunt, 2016, p. 39)

“It is interesting that of all the ways Paul could have told the
women to combat the decadence of their culture, he told them to
invest their energies in training the younger women to live
Christianly in their society.” (Hunt, 2016, p. 43)
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“Paul was smart enough to know that women need
women to train them how to apply God’s Word to
areas of our lives that are uniquely feminine.”
(Hunt, 2016, p. 45)

“If you are a Christian woman who is seeking to grow in the faith
and to live obediently, then you are qualified for spiritual
motherhood.” (Hunt, 2016, p. 49)

“There are wonderful benefits associated with the Titus

command. When we make an investment in younger women, we
will be enriched personally, the sense of community in the local
church will be deepened, society will be blessed,
and God’s Word will be honored.”
(Hunt, 2016, p. 51)
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Chapter 4
The Curriculum

“Train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to

be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to
be subject to their husbands.” -Titus 2:4-5
(Hunt, 2016, p. 55)

“Modeling is probably the most effective way older women train

younger women.”
(Hunt, 2016, p. 57)

“No spoken words will ever teach young women how to love as
powerfully as love-filled lives of older women.”
(Hunt, 2016, p. 59)
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Part II
The Model
See Luke 1:30-55

Chapter 5
A Nurturing Relationship
”Mary…hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah, where
she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth.”-Luke 1:39
(Hunt, 2016, p. 73)

“When two women join together in the study of God’s Word,

prayer, and praise, they enjoy an eternal bond that is possible
only because of God’s grace.”
(Hunt, 2016, p. 75)
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Chapter 6
Encourage and Equip

”In a loud voice she exclaimed: ‘Blessed are you among women…!”
-Luke 1:42
(Hunt, 2016, p. 87)

“We must not allow the voices of the world to set the agenda
for this decade, nor must we allow those voices to teach
women how to be women.”

(Hunt, 2016, p. 93)

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Chapter 7
To Live for God’s Glory
”My soul praises the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.”
-Luke 1:46
(Hunt, 2016, p. 97)

 Biblical World View

 Humility Replaces Pride
Replaces “My” World View
 Security Replaces
“Our approach changes from Possessiveness
‘come into my world and make  Appreciation Replaces
me happy,’ to ‘Father, show me Resentment
how to go into Your world and  A Legacy of Trust
glorify You.”
(Hunt, 2016, pp. 98-99) (Hunt, 2016, pp. 98-105)
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Part III
The Method
See Hebrews 10:10-25

Chapter 8
The Ministry of Encouragement
”Encourage one another and build each other up.”-1 Thessalonians 5:11
(Hunt, 2016, p. 113)

“Encouragement is “If we reverse the process-if we insist

the context in on equipping before we have
which equipping encouraged-we drive women deeper
can take place.” into the cave. Love motivates.
(Hunt, 2016, p. 115)
Guilt devastates.” (Hunt, 2016, p. 123.
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Chapter 10
The Cornerstone of Forgiveness
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other,
just as in Christ God forgave you.” –Ephesians 4:32

 Breaking the Barrier

of Unforgiveness “Our forgiveness may or may not
 Restraining bring about reconciliation, but it will
Bitterness and free us to have a right relationship
Resentment with God and with others.”
 The Fruit of Grace

(Hunt, 2016, p. 141-154)

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Chapter 11
Comfort the Comfortless

“As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you.” –Isaiah 66:13

“Our tendency to self-

sufficiency can only be
overcome when our
situation is beyond our
sufficiency.”
“Caring enough to ‘be there’
communicates loving involvement
in another’s pain.”

(Hunt, 2016, p. 159-163)

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“Women have a capacity for comfort and an inclination for

action which are powerful resources in our churches. When
women’s nurturing instincts are mobilized, the ministry of
comfort in a church is energized. Comfort creates the
context in which a woman can be encouraged and equipped
to use her pain for God’s glory.” (Parks, 2006, p. 169)
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Chapter 12
Staying…and Separating
“Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months
and then returned home.” –Luke 1:56

 Energy to Stay
 Confidence to “Not every woman can give biological
Separate birth, but every Christian woman can
 A Change in enter the high calling of spiritual
Relationship reproduction and motherhood.”
 The Ministry of
Spiritual Mothering

(Hunt, 2016, p. 173-184)

 Reference
z Hunt, S. (2016). Spiritual mothering: The Titus 2
model for women mentoring women.
Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway Books.