Mentoring Program Outline

Your True Course Ministries mentoring program is designed to be a completely customizable experience of unparalleled personal growth, developed through a collaborative effort between you and your True Course professional. True Course wants to help you excel as a minister and throughout your life in ministry. In addition to any personalized elements that you may choose to include, your plan will feature:

  • Complimentary Consultation
    • Face-to-face meeting with a True Course professional
    • Overview of the True Course mentoring experience
    • Discussion of your individual concerns or questions
    • Work together with a True Course professional to develop your basic needs assessment
  • Getting Started: Beginning your Mentoring Program
    • Solidify an agreement for your mentoring experience
    • In-depth discussion of your needs with your mentor
    • Collaborate and strategize with your mentor to outline the goals for your True Course experience
  • Your True Course Process: Basic Principles
    • On-going program principles and communication with your mentor, including:
    • In-person meetings with your mentor 2-4 times a month
    • Mentoring sessions that are conducive to your needs, schedule, and current clergy environment
    • Ongoing adherence to and evaluation of program needs and outline
    • Final evaluation
  • Your Mentor’s Role and Responsibilities
    • Support you through face-to-face meetings, and phone and email accessibility in between sessions; web and video conferencing are also available
    • Observe you in person and in the context of your ministry situations
    • Help you link theory and practice, making growth a reality
    • Facilitate the formation of focus and/or support groups among your peers, as needed
    • Periodically evaluate your progress and make any necessary adjustments
    • Offer a source of accountability and encouragement
    • Demonstrate utmost respect and confidentiality for you as a growing individual and part of the clergy
  • Your Role and Contributions-Through your True Course mentoring experience and regular meetings and correspondence with your mentor, you will learn to:
    • Develop your critical thinking skills and problem-solving abilities
    • Gather essential, problem-solving information
    • Evaluate the effectiveness of various methods of ministry
    • Experiment with ministry concepts and growth ideas for your congregation and staff
    • Explore ideas and ways to improve situations within your congregation and among your staff
    • Deepen your levels of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and improve your social interaction with others in the church setting and in your personal life
    • Reflect on your spiritual experiences and the outcome of your intentional growth and ministry goals