2 comments on “Get A Mentor – Part Two

  1. Hey Jamie,
    Thanks for the encouragement to get a mentor. I have been longing for one, but don’t know how to get a mentor.

    Your connection (i.e. with Dick Gruber) seems to have come pretty easy, but how do you find a mentor in Children’s Ministry when it’s not so easy?

    I am in New Jersey and mentors in children’s ministry seem hard to come by. What are some solutions?

  2. Hey Jamie –
    One of the best things to do before “finding a mentor” is to read Bobb Biehl’s book on Mentoring: Confidence in Finding a Mentor and Becoming One. In the book, it explains that everyone is not a good mentor, so finding the “right one” is critical. Long distance mentoring is a very real thing nowadays, due to scheduling, ministry demands, etc. You don’t have to be in the same area as the person that you have relationship with. Meeting face to face at a conference helps, but phone calls, e-mails, etc. works really well. One of the brightest Children’s Ministry people in NJ is Curt Jarvis (on the INCM Board). Perhaps he can hook this person up.

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