Spring 2014/Fuller Online

ML523

Hankins

 

ML523: MENTORING (4 Units). Frank D. Hankins.

 

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.

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of this course, students will have:

(1) described various types of mentoring and their dynamics;

(2) understood the way mentoring affects spiritual growth and character development;

(3) learned strategies to implement culturally relevant mentoring in their ministry contexts;

(4) written a personal mentoring case study applicable to their current and future leadership practice.

 

COURSE FORMAT: This course will be conducted online on a ten-week schedule aligned with Fuller’s academic calendar for a total of 40 instructional hours, which is outlined below in the assignment and assessment section. Students are required to interact with the material, with each other, and with the instructor regularly through online discussions, reading, and other assignments that promote active learning.

 

REQUIRED READING: If you have read any required text for another course, select an alternative text from Recommended Reading. All of the following are required (1,041 pages):

Main course text:

Stanley, Paul D. and J. Robert Clinton. Connecting: Finding the Mentors You Need to Be Successful in Life. NavPress, 1992. ISBN: 978-3909131020, Pub. Price $14.99 [219 pp. assigned].

MAGL students only: Lewis, Rick. Mentoring Matters: Building Strong Christian Leaders, Avoiding Burnout, Reaching the Finish Line. Monarch Books, 2009. ISBN: 978-0966502213, Pub. Price $22.95 [215 pp. assigned]. (As Connecting is read in a MAGL course), all others must read Connecting

Other required texts: All the following 5 are required

Benner, David G. Sacred Companions: The Gift of Spiritual Friendship & Direction. InterVarsity Press, 2002. ISBN: 978-0830832705, Pub. Price $16.00 [194 pp. assigned].

Dunn, Richard R. and Jana L. Sundene. Shaping the Journey of Emerging Adults: Life-Giving Rhythms for Spiritual Transformation. InterVarsity, 2012. ISBN: 978-0830834693, Pub. Price $18.00 [244 pages assigned].

Hankins, Frank D. ML523 Course Reader on Mentoring. Available free as a PDF on course shell [66 pp. assigned].

Johnson, W. Brad, and Charles R. Ridley. The Elements of Mentoring. Palgrave MacMillan, 2004. ISBN: 978-1403964014, Pub. Price $21.50 [134 pp. assigned].

Pue, Carson. Mentoring Leaders: Wisdom for Developing Character, Calling, and Competency. Baker Books, 2005. ISBN: 978-0801091872, Pub. Price $20.00 [250 pp. assigned].

 

RECOMMENDED READING:

Anderson, Keith and Randy Reese. Spiritual Mentoring: A Guide for Seeking and Giving Direction. InterVarsity Press, 1999. ISBN: 978-0830822102, Pub. Price $15.00.

Clinton, J. Robert and Richard W. Clinton. The Mentor Handbook. Barnabas Publishers, 1991. ISBN: 978-0971045484, Pub. Price $22.00 Order as PDF download at $11.00 at http://bobbyclinton.com/store/books-manuals/the-mentor-handbook/.

Egeler, Dan. Mentoring Millennials: Shaping the Next Generation. NavPress, 2003. ISBN: 978-1576833827, Pub. Price $12.99.

González, Justo L. Mentors as Instruments of God´s Call: Biblical Reflections. United Methodist Church General Board of Higher Ed, 2009. ISBN: 9780938162803. Purchase at $5.95 at http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=833170&rank=1&txtSearchQuery=Mentors+as+Instruments+of+God+Call

Krallman, Günter. Mentoring for Mission: A Handbook on Leadership Principles Exemplified by Jesus Christ. 2nd edition. Authentic, 2003. ISBN: 978-9627415053. ***OUT OF PRINT.

Lewis, Rick. Mentoring Matters: Building Strong Christian Leaders, Avoiding Burnout, Reaching the Finish Line. Monarch Books, 2009. ISBN: 978-0966502213, Pub. Price $22.95

Parks, Sharon Daloz. Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Emerging Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith. Revised 10th anniversary edition. Jossey-Bass, 2011. ISBN: 978-0470903797, Pub. Price $35.00.

Passmore, Jonathan. Diversity in Coaching: Working with Gender, Culture, Race and Age. 2nd Edition. Kogan Page, 2013. ISBN: 978-0749466626, Pub. Price $44.95.

Reese, Randy and Robert Loane. 2012. Deep Mentoring: Guiding Others in Their Leadership Journey. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press. ISBN: 978-0830837892, Pub. Price $20.00.

Sanders, Martin. The Power of Mentoring: Shaping People Who Will Shape the World. Wingspread Publishers, 2009. ISBN: 978-1600662355, Pub. Price $14.99.

Zachary, Lois J. The Mentor’s Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships. Second edition. Jossey-Bass, 2011. ISBN: 978-0787947422, Pub. Price $18.00.

 

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

  1. Read 1,041 pages [62 hours]. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1 and 2].

  2. 250-word weekly posts in group forums, reflecting on lectures and 100-word weekly responses to classmates’ posts (20%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 2, and 3] [2 hours posting and interacting/week].

  3. A group observation project of 3 pages of a film with a mentoring theme (10%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 1 and 2] [3 hours film viewing individually; 2 hours group collaboration, 3 hours writing].

  4. Book responses (2 books, 800 words per response) group interactions (3 forum interactions) to 5 of the course texts (30%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1 and 2] [20 hours writing].

  5. A 5,000-word paper on personal journey in mentoring with application (40%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2, 3, and 4] [50 hours preparing and writing].

 

PREREQUISITES: None.

 

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Elective.

 

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.