Designs For Mentoring Sessions Initial Inquiry ‘Would you be willing to be my mentor?’ ‘Let’s meet to talk about it and see how we both feel’

Assessment Session Get Acquainted Explain your understanding of mentoring Identify needs Agree on a time frame Introduce other matters How can I help you now? Agree on an assignment Pray together

Ongoing Sessions Start where they are Report on assignment Discussion of ongoing or new areas of need Begin to help them build a prayer base Agree on a new assignment Pray together

Accountability Grace not law The support that helps keep the leader and group focused. Involves oversight of attitudes, values, behaviour, spirituality and performance . Based on the Biblical teaching of "covenant". Ultimate accountability to God. (Romans 14:10-12) Membership of the 'Body of Christ' - Members one of another. Need each other. ('One another’, 'each other' and 'together' passages in N. T.) - Need to moderate our individualism Must work at maintaining unity within the ‘Body‘ Obedience and submission to leaders (Heb. 13:17) Must reflect spirit of the Divine covenant….. Grace not law

At the heart of good mentoring Avoid creating unreal guilt Accountability Nudging in love Openness and honesty Avoid creating unreal guilt In framework of Grace Not law