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Your Silent Mentoring Partner

Dec 01, 2009 by Harold Westing | 0 Comments

(Originally appeared in November 2001 Newsletter) When you are engaged in an informal mentoring setting there may not even be an exchange in words, only an observation of a master at work. On the other hand, when a formal mentoring session is in action, the substance of the dialogue is of ... [More]

Mentoring with Questions

Dec 01, 2009 by Don Payne | 0 Comments

(Originally appeared in November 2000 Newsletter) In our culture answers seem to have more value than questions. Answers solve problems. Answers make money. Answers build reputations. However ... Good answers depend on good questions.  The model of Jesus cuts across the grain of our ... [More]

Getting Out of the Blocks

Dec 01, 2009 by Don Payne | 0 Comments

(Originally appeared in September 2000 Newsletter) Sprinters know that races are often won or lost at the starting blocks. We would like to suggest an idea that can get a new mentoring relationship off to a great start. It can also enhance an existing mentoring relationship by providing a ... [More]

The Many Faces of Mentoring

Dec 01, 2009 by Don Payne | 0 Comments

(Originally appeared in March 2000 Newsletter) In the world of theatre, some actors will resist taking a role that does not fit their perception of their skills. The best actors, however, find ways to inject fresh energy into unnatural or even "dead-end" roles. This creative flexibility can ... [More]

Helping Students "Think Small"

Dec 01, 2009 by Don Payne | 0 Comments

(Originally appeared in February 2000 Newsletter) Our culture idolizes pacesetters who are driven by sweeping vision: those who "think big." Our commitment to follow Jesus Christ and participate in his redemptive mission also invites the challenge to "think big": to trust God for what is ... [More]

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