1. 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’

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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