Mentor Skills
Scripture abounds with examples of mentoring. A mentor is someone who establishes an intentional relationship with another by sharing experiences, knowledge, wisdom, and God-given resources. By walking alongside each other, a mentoring relationship provides the opportunity for instruction, support, and mutual encouragement as we help each other draw closer to Christ and His Body.
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What is Mentoring?
A simple definition of mentoring is “coming along side and helping someone.” A mentor establishes a relationship with another in order to give wisdom, help, encouragement, support, or guidance.
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Mentor Training
Mentoring Training
The Mentor Training Program was developed by ACCFS to be a resource tool for elders, ministers, and churches to enhance their relationships. Learn moreRole of Mentoring and Support Groups
The learning and accountability which can occur in individual and group mentoring relationships can be critical for an individual in overcoming. Learn more
Mentor Skills Training Videos
This mentor skills training equips the church to rise to the occasion of relationships. Each video focuses on certain topics of mentoring and relationships.
Discipleship Conferences
Discipleship is a call of the church. To lovingly walk alongside a soul, journeying with them in their relationship with Jesus, watching the perfecting work of the love of God in their lives…and in our own. Our discipleship conferences are intended to equip, encourage, and challenge those in the local church who are embarking in the call of discipleship.
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Mentor Skills
Guidelines for Effective Listening
Effective listening is a skill that enhances relationships and is particularly important in the role of helping others.
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Influencing skills are built upon the foundation of effective listening and communication skills.
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Strategies and examples for asking thoughtful questions as a mentor.
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Basic Counseling Skills
When it comes to counseling people, there is likewise a mindset and a skill set. The objective of this course is to motivate, inform and equip helpers in counseling others.
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Lessons on Grief provide community and discussion for those who have lost a loved one. As a group walks through the content together, the content will facilitate a discussion to provide help, hope, and growth.
View CourseSexual Integrity 1.2.3.
Sexual integrity is won and maintained in community. This 15-week course has versions for either male or female groups.
View CourseLearning to Tell Myself the Truth
Self-talk is the internal chatter we are constantly speaking to ourselves. This course attempts to help participants learn how to recognize, evaluate and correct unhealthy self-talk.
View CourseHelping Others Be Disciples
This short, three lesson course is designed to help bring discipleship to your family, small group or local church.
View CourseCore 8: Building Vulnerable Community
This eight lesson, group course intends to build a community that understands eight sources of pain and how to support healing in ourselves and others.
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Mentoring or coming alongside others is a core function in families, the workplace, and in the church. Learn skills and instruction in various mentoring topics on the webinars below.
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Podcasts
Lessons Learned from Mentoring
Jesus lived among us. He taught us. But more importantly, He exampled for us “the way.” Now we have a chance to follow His lead. But how?
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In years gone by, the Scriptures provided meaning to the word “membership.” Since then, culture adopted the term and has emptied it of its meaning. This podcast endeavors to restore biblical meaning to the term “member.”
Listen to PodcastValidation
Sometimes interactions are charged with emotion. Often, we react to the escalation only to make it worse. This podcast episode helps us let the steam out of the charged moment so we can have rational dialogue.
Listen to PodcastUpsetting Lies: Believing the Truth
Behind our vices is often a lie we believe. Reversing the lie goes a long way in reversing the vice. This podcast episode speaks to the health that comes by way of truth. As truth embodied, Christ wants to upset our lies.
Listen to PodcastCommunity & Vulnerability
Community has become a popular ideal. A reaction, no doubt, to the ill-effect of our increasingly independent lives. How is the Christian community unique in providing the connection we fundamentally need?
Listen to PodcastCounseling- Who Needs That?
In times of hardship, people tend toward isolation. However, God bundles the answer in relationship. Counseling, lay or professional, is this relationship that exposes our hurts to Christ’s healing light.
Listen to PodcastDiscussion Aids
Discussion Aids are created to help facilitate healthy dialogue between individuals, mentors, couples, or groups.
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Discipleship
Discipleship Moments
Be encouraged through this series of short videos covering different moments of discipleship.
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Christ chose discipleship as the means to pass down faith and sanctify lives. Discipleship is a call to participate in the ancient classroom of Christ.
Listen to PodcastDiscipleship Handouts
Each handout can serve a different purpose in either starting discussion or guiding self-reflection around important aspects of spiritual growth.
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