growing leaders

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mentor training

starting as a mentor

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Overview of Growing Leaders The role of the mentor Insights for mentoring Support, communication and

resources for Growing Leaders mentors

Prayer together

session outline

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Draw a picture or write some words of what comes to mind when you hear the word

‘leader’. 

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Christian leadership is…

a servant-oriented relational process whereby those who lead, under God’s leadership, using their God-given capacityseek to influence others towards a kingdom-honouring goal.

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why Growing Leaders? Lack of leaders Changing nature of

leadership Strategic role of

leaders

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research

healthy churchesgrowing

churches

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healthy churches

Empowering leadership

Gift-oriented lay ministry

Passionate spirituality

Functional structures

Inspiring services Holistic small groups Loving relationships Need-oriented

evangelism

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‘Leaders are needed at all levels.’Peter Brierley

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leadership at every level Overall Area Small group or team

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Part 1 Firm foundations for Christian

leadership

Part 2 Key skills of Christianleadership

Part 3 Keeping faithful in Christian

leadership

growing leaders

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GL 1 – Firm foundations for Christian leadershipSession 1: Leadership matters

Session 2: Establishing

identity

Session 3: Clarifying call

Session 4: Developing

character

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GL 2 – Key skills of Christian leadership

Session 5: Discerning direction

Session 6: Developing leaders

Session 7: Leading together

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GL 3 – Keeping faithful in Christian LeadershipSession 8: Embracing cost

Session 9: Staying fresh

Session 10: Continuing well

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Chosen

Call Character

Competence

Community

Courage

Cred

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Coaching Clarity

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course structure

Twelve months

Health check

Sessions

Mentors

Projects

Prayer base

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the role of the mentor Christian mentoring is a dynamic, intentional relationship of trust in which one person enables another to maximise the grace of God in their life through the Holy Spirit, in service of God’s kingdom purposes, by sharing their life, experience and resources.

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the mentoring process Connecting Clarifying Pursuing Evaluating Adjusting

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guidelines for your first meeting Getting to know one another Deciding whether to continue Forming an agreement Setting dates Prayer

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Attention

Reflection

Listening and exploring

Challenge and/or feedback Ownership

and action

Adapted with permission from © Clutterbuck Associates 2002

New insights/ growing self-awareness

Experiences

non-directive

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Deep listeningSummarising and reflecting

Good questions to clarify and raise awarenessBringing the conversation into the here

and nowThe use of self

Offering encouragement and supportProviding challenge

Giving feedbackPresenting scenarios and options

ReframingMaking suggestionsOffering guidance

Giving advice and inputInstructing

Telling/showing

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ListeningQuestioning and probing

Offering empathy and respect

ReflectingParaphrasing

Focusing and summarising

Reframing and challenging

Helping to set goals and action plans

Adapted from Andrée Freeman, CPAS Arrow Programme

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Low challenge High challenge

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practicalities and prayer

Support, communication and resources Mentor guide and handouts Monthly emails and bulletins Growing Leaders book Review meetings

Prayer for mentors

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‘It is not enough for leaders of the future to be moral people, well trained, eager to help their fellow human beings, and able to respond creatively to burning issues of their time. All of that is very valuable and important, but it is not the heart of Christian leadership.

The central question is, “Are the leaders of the future truly men and women of God, people with an ardent desire to dwell in God’s presence, to listen to God’s voice, to look at God’s beauty, to touch God’s incarnate word, and to taste fully God’s infinite goodness?”’

Henri Nouwen