Mentoring Part II: Where Do I Begin? Where To Begin? As I noted in the last post, it is difficult for us to explain or define mentoring, but we often know it when we see it. Mentoring relationships can be formal or informal and they can happen organically or intentionally. Either way it's a relationship that may have stages focused on “personal, spiritual and emotional development [where] character formation takes center stage.”[1] In the last post I gave the example of the relationship between Moses and Joshua as … [Read more...] about Mentoring: What is It and How do we Get There?
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Prepare: Second Week of Advent (Scholar’s Compass)
This Advent, Nan Thomas will share four Sunday reflections with us on these themes: hope, prepare, watch, and rejoice. Nan is deeply thoughtful about spiritual formation, a topic she pursues as an InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministries staff member and as Associate Director of Faculty Development at Union University. In addition, Nan was part of the founding team that imagined the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) and made it a reality. We're grateful for her ongoing advice and encouragement, and for this Advent … [Read more...] about Prepare: Second Week of Advent (Scholar’s Compass)