Mentoring

Mentors will be chosen in conversation with each student, the director of the minor and the coordinator of mentoring and internships.

The type of mentoring envisioned here is “spiritual mentoring,” which can be defined as “a triadic relationship between mentor, mentoree, and the Holy Spirit, where the mentoree can discover, through the already present action of God, intimacy with God, ultimate identity as a child of God and a unique voice for kingdom responsibility.”[1]

A shared call to music and ministry

Junior Kennadi Hawes and her mentor, Lyn Curley ’87 Walker, are one of the nearly 50 mentoring relationships at the core of the Center for Minstry Studies’ minor program.

MENTORS

ORIENTATION SESSIONS

These are available for new mentors or those wishing a refresher. Two options are offered prior to the fall semester in mid-August.

Resources

If you are a mentor or are considering becoming a mentor, these documents and forms may be helpful:

• Mentor Guidelines
• Reflections on Spiritual Mentoring
• Spiritual Disciplines
• First Meeting Guidelines
• Tips for Success
• Doldrums
• Suggested Reading List
• Overview of Ministry Minor
• Hope Calendars:
  • Campus Events (searchable/interactive)
  • Academic Calendar
• Mentor Information Sheet
• Background Check Form

Feedback/Evaluation Forms

Forms are due toward the end of each semester. You will receive a link to needed forms along with the submission deadline by email. Please contact vanputtenp@hope.edu if you are unable to locate your email containing the form link.

STUDENTS

Feedback/Evaluation Forms

Forms are due toward the end of each semester. You will receive a link to needed forms along with the submission deadline by email. Please contact vanputtenp@hope.edu if you are unable to locate your email containing the form link.

The type of mentoring envisioned here is “spiritual mentoring,” which can be defined as “a triadic relationship between mentor, mentoree, and the Holy Spirit, where the mentoree can discover, through the already present action of God, intimacy with God, ultimate identity as a child of God and a unique voice for kingdom responsibility.”[1]

My favorite part of the ministry minor was definitely my mentor. She became a lifelong friend and someone that I could always bounce ideas off of, but was constantly turning me back to Christ in our conversations. She inspired and pushed me in my faith, and is someone I know I can always reach out to when I need conversation along those lines.

—Kierstynn Foster ’16

Citation: Keith R. Anderson and Randy D. Reese, Spiritual Mentoring: A Guide for Seeking and Giving Direction (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1999), 12.