DESCRIPTION:

This course is an in-depth study of mentoring as a life-shaping relationship between mentor, mentoree, and the Holy Spirit. Without circumventing the acquisition of skills, this course focuses on how mentoring affords an environment and relationship for shaping character and encouraging spiritual formation and soul care. The course underscores that no one ideal mentor exists, but that multiple mentors are needed. The dynamics for growing mentoring relationships will be explored. Focus will be given to the need for mentoring balance with mentors, peer mentors, and mentorees (mentoring 360). Context will be in view including cross-cultural and cross-generational mentoring. The student will consider current mentoring models and strategies for the emerging generation. Course design seeks to foster both personal applications and applications in the student's current context and ministry.

• described various types of mentoring and their dynamics;

• understood the way mentoring affects spiritual growth and character development;

• learned strategies to implement culturally relevant mentoring in their ministry contexts;

• written a personal mentoring case study applicable to their current and future leadership practice.

The class will be conducted on the Internet using a 10-week lesson program aligned with Fuller's academic calendar. Weekly classes include group interaction (threaded discussions), group projects, book reviews, reflective assignments, and group conference calls with effective mentoring practitioners and/or authors of course texts.

Clinton, J. Robert and Paul Stanley. Connecting: Finding the Mentors You Need to Be Successful in Life. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1992. ISBN: 0891096388. Pub. Price: $15.00

Egeler, Dan. Mentoring Millennials: Shaping the Next Generation. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2003. ISBN: 1576833828. Pub. Price: $13.00.

Hankins, Frank D. Course readings on mentoring are available as PDFs on course shell.

Johnson, W. Brad, and Charles R. Ridley. The Elements of Mentoring. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. ISBN: 1403964017. Pub. Prince: $24.00.

Select only one of the following two on spiritual mentoring/direction (one of these is required):

Anderson, Keith and Randy Reese. Spiritual Mentoring: A Guide for Seeking and Giving Direction. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999. ISBN: 0830822100. Pub. Price: $15. OR

Benner, David G. Sacred Companions: The Gift of Spiritual Friendship & Direction. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2002. ISBN: 978032705. Pub. Price: $15.00.

Select only one of the following three on applied areas of mentoring (one of these is required):

Creps, Earl. Reverse Mentoring: How Young Leaders Can Transform the Church and Why We Should Let Them. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008. ISBN: 0830822100. Pub. Price: $25.00. OR

Rosinki, Philippe. Coaching across Cultures: New Tools for Leveraging National, Corporate & Professional Differences. London: Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2003. ISBN: 9781857883015. Pub. Price: $31.50. OR

Toyama, Nikki A., and Tracey Gee. More Than Serving Tea: Asian American Women on Expectations, Relationships, Leadership and Faith. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2006. ISBN: 100830833714. Pub. Price: $15.00.

Clinton, J. Robert and Richard W. Clinton. The Mentor Handbook. Altadena, CA: Barnabas Publishers, 1991. ISBN: 9780971045484. Pub. Price: $22.00. Order as PDF download at $11.00 at http://jrclintoninstitute.com/resource-store/books--manuals/the-mentor-handbok/.

Krallmann, Gunter. Mentoring for Mission: A Handbook on Leadership Principles Exemplified by Jesus Christ. 2nd ed. Portland, Oregon: Gabriel Publishers, 2003. ISBN: 9781884543128. Pub. Price: $18.99.

Pue, Carson. Mentoring Leaders: Wisdom for Developing Character, Calling, and Competency. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2005. ISBN: 978-0801091872. Pub. Price: $16.99.

Zachary, Lois J. The Mentor's Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000. ISBN: 0787947423. Pub. Price: $35.00.

Weekly threaded discussions (10%), book reports (20%), group projects (20%), observation and interpretation of mentoring in assigned movies from suggested list (10%), personal case study project which identifies mentoring in one's own life (40%).