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Mentoring is designed to bring two people together to grow in their spiritual lives and thereby encounter Jesus.

Within a mission context, a systematic and disciplined program of one-to-one mentoring can enhance a congregation’s faithfulness to the Great Commission. Mentoring seen in the context of word and Sacrament centrality, gives opportunities to renew spiritual lives and breathe new life into church relationships like the bare bones in Ezekiel. Religion literally means "to connect again." ("re"=again, "ligione"=ligament, connect)

The following resources are from Companions on the Road: Congregational Parish Mentoring Handbook and are based on the model of Jesus walking with two companions to Emmaus.


Companions on the Road: Pairs Booklet

• Introduction
• What is the Heart of the Mutual Mentoring Relationship?
• A Summary Description of the Mentoring Relationship
• Why is my Congregation Interested in Offering this Program?
• What are Some Examples of Mentoring Relationship?
• What Issues Can I Address with a Mentoring Partner?
• What do I Need to Know to Get Started in a Mentoring Relationship?
• How Do we Shape our Plan into a Mentoring Covenant?
• Boundary Issues and Accountability
• Resources
• Samples E, F, and G
• Training

Companions on the Road: Congregational Handbook

• Companions on the Road
• Introduction
• Summary
• Part 1: To Fish and to Feed: The Life of Parish Mission
• Part 2: Out of the Boat: Some Mentoring Models
• Part 3: Making It Happen in the Parish: Practical Issues
   

Written by: Stephen P. Bouman

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Permission is granted for congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to reproduce this resource for local use.