Special Guest: Rob Loane
Quote by David Benner: The Christian spiritual journey is a journey we take with others. Each of us must take our own journey, and for each of us that journey will be unique. But none of us is intended to make that journey alone. The myth of the solitary Christian making his or her own way alone to paradise flies in the face of everything the Bible teaches about the church as the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-31). We are parts of one body as we follow Christ on the journey of personal transformation. We cannot make the journey apart from spiritual companions and community.
Are we paying attention?
1.) A guiding assumption: God is already up to something good in your life, in your community, and in the world…
A simple definition... Mentoring is a companionship in which two or more persons intentionally come together to pay attention to God’s activity in their lives.
Who noticed you?
2.) We have a tremendous need to be seen and recognized.
Jesus’ relational way with others
3.) Jesus is “a first-class noticer” of others. (Mark 5: 24-34, Luke 19: 1-19; 24:13-35)
Who are you walking with?
4.) There is no shortcut or substitute for life-upon-life when it comes to learning to follow Jesus…
Quote by Keri Wyatt Kent: If we are led by the Spirit, we will increasingly imitate God and become people who are filled with “coming-alongside-ness.” That is, we listen to God and people and then come into their story, get involved with them enough that we can point out where God is in their story and allow them to do that for us as well. When we are full of coming-alongside-ness, we will be willing to walk with people through their pain; we will listen before we try to fix. We will be with people.
How to become a mentor?: amentoringway.org