5 Questions I Ask Myself Before I Mentor Someone
I didn’t have a mentoring plan until I started asking myself five honest questions before saying yes to walk with someone.
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Do You Mentor or Coach the People You Lead
A mentor puts in and a coach draws out. Here’s how I decide which one the people I’m leading actually need.
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Why We Chose a Formal Mentorship Program
There are those who would side with an informal, organic style mentorship. And I’m sure there’s a place for that, even inside the church. However, we wanted a strategic method to bring our mentorship candidates on a journey.
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How to Find Focus Through a Personal Mission Statement
We start our day with ambition, thinking about all the tasks we’re going to accomplish. Then all of sudden, it’s 5:00 PM, and we wonder if we did anything significant at all?
This is where a Personal Mission Statement can bring focus to our fast-paced, over-crowded careers.
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How Mentorship Has Been Foundational to My Faith and Life
I had a mentor before they were called mentors. It was back in the 90’s, when I was in high school. His name was Tim and he was a local Christian school teacher, who helped out in our youth group. Tim invited a small group of guys over to his place on Monday nights for a…
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Why the Past Is Important
How Paul’s Past Reminds Us Not to Forget Ours. In 1 Timothy 1:12, Paul writes, “I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service.” (1:12) In verse 11, we read, “…which he entrusted to me.” (1:11), referring to God entrusting the Gospel to him….
