Abstract:
An integrative approach that emphasises the fundamental role of mentoring is essential
in adolescents’ spiritual formation. Leading adolescents into spiritual formation
necessitates walking alongside them through mentoring rather than simply teaching
them to cope with pressures. There is a tremendous hunger among the adolescents of
today for spiritual guides and mentors that will come alongside them in their journey
of spiritual formation. Much has been written about mentoring; however, this article
focuses on the use of mentoring in fostering adolescents’ spiritual formation, drawing
on recent research. This article shows how youth workers can and should embrace
mentoring in order to facilitate adolescents’ spiritual formation.