1. Developing Mentoring Programmes for Pastors and Denominational Leaders
2 Kings 2:2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me to Bethel.”
“but Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.”
Developing Mentoring Programs for Pastors and Denominational Leaders
Principles of Generational Transmission
In humanity
In discipleship
Deuteronomy 4 & 11
Psalm 22
Paradigms of Scripture
Moses and Joshua
Elijah and Elisha
Paul and Timothy
Purposes of Coaching and Mentoring
Preservation
Protection
Productivity
Progeny

2. Mentor
In the Odyssey, Mentor was the son of Alcimus. In his old age Mentor was a friend of Odysseus who placed Mentor and Odysseus' foster-brother Eumaeus in charge of his son Telemachus, and of Odysseus' palace, when Odysseus left for the Trojan War.

3. Mentor, good teacher, polestar shepherd, helpful friend=

4. What is a mentor?

5. A wise ‘elder’ but not a ‘Tiger Mother’

6. A mentor – more than just a role model - but not a manager

7. Mentoring
“Mentoring refers to the process in which a person with a serving giving, encouraging attitude (Mentor), sees the leadership potential in a still to be developed person and is able to prompt or otherwise significantly influence that person along to the realisation of he/her potential.”
Robert Clinton
Mentoring is the empowering life-investment, in an accountable relationship, through which knowledge, skills and attitudes are effectively modelled and imparted so that lives are transformed.
Chan, Edmund

8. Different Relationships for Helping Growth
Pastoral Supervision
Spiritual Direction
Coaching
Mentoring
Counselling
Specific skills development
Whole of life development
Focus on the functioning of self in the context of pastoral ministry
Focus on the pastor’s relationship with Father, Son and Spirit
Focus on skilled therapy for the pastor’s mental and emotional health
All of these are intentional, conscious, relationships

9. Coaching
Focuses on training in specific skills usually associated with the role or ministry position that the person seeking coaching is in; more targeted than a mentor. Has specific goals that the coached person wishes to achieve or focus on. Aimed at assisting the person being coached to make decision and take action in particular areas to grow in their capacity and competence in those areas.

10. Mentoring
A general support and development role that assists someone to reflect upon their life, ministry and relationships. A more general span but may very well identify particular issues that will be given special attention. The mentor is prepared to share wisdom and experience from their own life journey. May include aspects of spiritual direction and coaching from time to time. Mentoring is usually over a significant period of time once the relationship is established.

11. Spiritual Direction
Focuses on the spiritual development, spiritual health, and improvement of spiritual disciplines; discernment of where God may be leading or developing the person; focus on the inner life of the person and the health of their relationship with Jesus but also on the implications in outer world

12. Pastoral Supervision
Supervision is a safe, confidential relationship that provides a regular opportunity to reflect on ministry and pastoral relationships. Good supervision supports, challenges, and encourages learning, self- knowledge, professional development, good use of resources and time, and respect for boundaries.

13. Counselling
To work on specific intra-personal and interpersonal issues at a deeper psycho-spiritual level. Often initiated by a life “crisis” situation. Counsellor has specific professional training and skills.

14. Foundational Principles

15. Principles Underlying Mentoring
The Need for Generational Transmission Psalm 78:1 - 8
in our families
Deuteronomy 4 – 6 & 11
in our communities of faith
2 Timothy 2:2

16. Principles Underlying Mentoring
A Component of Discipleship “To Timothy, my true son in the faith …” “To Timothy, my dear son …”

17. Principles Underlying Mentoring
Ric Warren

18. Principles Underlying Mentoring
A Lifelong Posture of Learning

19. Principles Underlying Mentoring

20. In your group …
Identify one biblical example that could be identified as a mentoring relationship and another key text that might inform the mentoring relationship.

21. Paradigms in Scripture
Moses and Joshua
Elijah and Elisha
Paul and Timothy

22. In your group …
identify at lease two purposes for mentoring of pastors and denominational leaders

23. Purposes of Coaching and Mentoring
Preservation helps pastors/leaders stay in the race
Protection against moral failure and major mistakes
Productivity builds the skills of pastors
Progeny reproduces new, quality leaders

25. In your groups … What are the qualities of a good mentor?

26. Qualities of a Good Mentor
An open posture of acceptance
Maturity and experience
Openness to share self
Capacity to listen well
Capacity to monitor own thoughts and emotions while listening
Honesty about self
Skill in asking powerful questions
Willingness to hold “mentoree” accountable
Willingness to learn
Reliability

27. Process in establishing and maintaining a mentoring relationship
Establish boundaries
Develop action plans
Build trust

28. Two Cautions
Listen before speaking
Ask questions before instructing

29. Outline of a mentoring session Sharing wisdom Careful listening
Powerful questions
Holding accountable
Action

30. Developing Mentoring Programmes
No one model
Be intentional
Train mentors
Model mentoring – be a mentor, be mentored

31. Developing Mentoring Programmes
Should they be mandatory?
What about peer mentoring?
Who will we recognise as mentors?

32. In your groups … List issues in your situation that you would need to address if you were to develop mentoring programmes for pastors and leaders

33. Questions? Observations?

34. For prayerful consideration
Who are you mentoring to carry on the work after you and who is mentoring you to press forward on the journey of following Jesus?

35. Thank You