Connection 6: Mentorship (Part 6 of 7)
One-on-one mentorship takes place between a designated mentor
and an individual. Mentorship can occur at formal meetings or
informal meetings, but are usually private conversations. I
suggest that all mentors receive approval from the church and
ongoing training. If 20% of the church body mentors all 100% of
the church body, then each mentor has 5 mentorship
relationships--4 with people who are the 80% that are not
mentors, and 1 with another mentor (insure that all of the
mentors also have a mentor!)
The purpose of this type of mentorship is to shepherd the flock
one at a time. The successful connection in mentorship is made
when someone's life is positively changed in Christ's name due
to the one-on-one mentorship journey. The advantage of this type
of connection is that it builds into the individual and mentor,
making them both better for the experience