This week I get to begin three long-awaited friendships. There are some really amazing girls at camp for the year, participating in Red Rock Bible Camp’s discipleship program called Pursuit. Each time I heard that another girl was applying for Pursuit, my excitement grew in anticipation for all that we will experience in this coming year.
Ben is running the program, and for the most part, my role will be more behind-the-scenes:
- listening to all of Ben’s wildly creative and crazy ideas, and then helping him work out the details until the ideas actually become realistic and doable
- supporting Ben and trying to manage our family/home in the best way possible while he goes on various trips with the students throughout the year, the longest one being three weeks
- being available for anything that comes up, like running errands, having the students over, other things that I can’t think of because nothing has really happened yet but we’re just getting going!
While I’m really looking forward to being involved in whatever way Ben needs me to be, I am also really excited about the other stuff I’ll get to do: teaching and mentoring. Especially mentoring.
We have four students this first year, and since the majority of them are girls, I will get to do a lot of mentoring.
I am so excited. These girls are really amazing (go here to “meet” them), and I’m so looking forward to getting to know them.
With my role of “mentor” officially starting this next week, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be mentored. Yesterday morning, Ben and I came across a video about mentoring that got many thoughts swirling around in my head. I decided it might be a good thing to get them to stop swirling by writing them all out, and sharing some of them with all of you.
And so begins this little series called “Mentor Me”.
I once read that one of the best ways to encourage continual growth in the Christian life is to participate in two different mentoring relationships: being mentored, and being the mentor.
I don’t know how many Christians out there actually have both of these types of relationships – they are a gift, and sometimes seem hard to come across.
In the next few days, I want to share with you some of the things that I’m learning as I seek out both types of relationships in my life.
Here’s my list of topics:
Part 1: Embarking on a Journey
Part 2: Sharing Some Personal Stories
Part 3: So How Do I Find Myself a Mentor?
Part 5: What Do We Talk About Now?
Conclusion: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
So there you have it. This is for all of the amazing women who have mentored me, and all of the sweet girls who have allowed me to be part of their lives. You all mean so much to me!
See you tomorrow!
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