1. © John Mallison 31.1 MENTORING A MINISTRY TEAM Ministry Team (Peer) Mentoring –Team in Pairs to Build a Supportive Team Spirit –Regular Meeting Times –Occasional Retreats Away –To Encourage and Learn From One Another to Build a Supportive Team Spirit Attitudinal Mentoring Attitude of the Team Leader Critical to –Affirm and Build Self Esteem –Maximise Potential –Facilitate Growth

2. © John Mallison 31.2 Formal Mentoring Weekly or bi-weekly by leader with each member Resource Mentoring Books, casettes, videos, seminars Sponsorship Mentoring Opening doors to key leaders and ministry opportunities Personal Mentoring Team leader’s accountability to: –church council –the team Reciprocal Mentoring Mentoring A Ministry Team cont...

3. © John Mallison 31.3 ? When working in a team, in what ways did you experience: Personal growth Development of knowledge/understanding Development of skills Support and encouragement What can we learn from Rod Denton’s model for Mentoring a Ministry Team?