Comments on: Leadership Essentials – Choosing Who to Mentor http://www.davidlwatson.org/2009/03/09/leadership-essentials-%e2%80%93-choosing-who-to-mentor/ David Watson's Blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:33:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Choosing Who to Mentor | Touchpoint « Ethereal Thought Train http://www.davidlwatson.org/2009/03/09/leadership-essentials-%e2%80%93-choosing-who-to-mentor/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Choosing Who to Mentor | Touchpoint « Ethereal Thought Train Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:09 +0000 http://www.davidlwatson.org/?p=350#comment-315 [...] Read how he expands on these points here. [...] [...] Read how he expands on these points here. [...]

]]> By: ronald wasilwa http://www.davidlwatson.org/2009/03/09/leadership-essentials-%e2%80%93-choosing-who-to-mentor/comment-page-1/#comment-245 ronald wasilwa Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:59:22 +0000 http://www.davidlwatson.org/?p=350#comment-245 Thank you Watson for the great advice and insight. Thank you Watson for the great advice and insight.

]]> By: davidwatson http://www.davidlwatson.org/2009/03/09/leadership-essentials-%e2%80%93-choosing-who-to-mentor/comment-page-1/#comment-240 davidwatson Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:19:54 +0000 http://www.davidlwatson.org/?p=350#comment-240 Hi, Ronald. I never think of passing over the paton. I start with spiritual-minded locals and they either prove themselves within a short time or I move on. It's about obedience to the Word, not cultural games of any kind. My advice to all young missionaries is learn language and culture, live obedient lives as beacons to other spiritual people, look for spiritual minded people who will work with you, plant the Gospel, and start new churches with these people in the lead from the beginning. Blessings! David Watson Hi, Ronald. I never think of passing over the paton. I start with spiritual-minded locals and they either prove themselves within a short time or I move on. It’s about obedience to the Word, not cultural games of any kind.

My advice to all young missionaries is learn language and culture, live obedient lives as beacons to other spiritual people, look for spiritual minded people who will work with you, plant the Gospel, and start new churches with these people in the lead from the beginning.

Blessings!

David Watson

]]> By: Wasilwa Ronald http://www.davidlwatson.org/2009/03/09/leadership-essentials-%e2%80%93-choosing-who-to-mentor/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Wasilwa Ronald Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:23:07 +0000 http://www.davidlwatson.org/?p=350#comment-220 HI David, Has it ever occured to you that the people you most hang out with in a cross cultural mission field may just be good at balancing the cultural cue and not necessarily the right people to pass over the paton? 2. All Cretans are liars... How do you advise a young missionary trying to mentor leaders in a cretan environment? HI David, Has it ever occured to you that the people you most hang out with in a cross cultural mission field may just be good at balancing the cultural cue and not necessarily the right people to pass over the paton?
2. All Cretans are liars… How do you advise a young missionary trying to mentor leaders in a cretan environment?

]]> By: David Watson on Characteristics to Look for in Choosing Who to Mentor « West Coast Witness http://www.davidlwatson.org/2009/03/09/leadership-essentials-%e2%80%93-choosing-who-to-mentor/comment-page-1/#comment-209 David Watson on Characteristics to Look for in Choosing Who to Mentor « West Coast Witness Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:30:55 +0000 http://www.davidlwatson.org/?p=350#comment-209 [...] out David’s article on Choosing Who to Mentor. It’s worth a look, and worth [...] [...] out David’s article on Choosing Who to Mentor. It’s worth a look, and worth [...]

]]> By: Wes Woodell http://www.davidlwatson.org/2009/03/09/leadership-essentials-%e2%80%93-choosing-who-to-mentor/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Wes Woodell Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:24:58 +0000 http://www.davidlwatson.org/?p=350#comment-208 Great post - linking ... Great post – linking …

]]> By: Choosing Who to Mentor | Touchpoint « Ethereal Thought Train http://www.davidlwatson.org/2009/03/09/leadership-essentials-%e2%80%93-choosing-who-to-mentor/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Choosing Who to Mentor | Touchpoint « Ethereal Thought Train Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:19:29 +0000 http://www.davidlwatson.org/?p=350#comment-207 [...] Read how he expands on these points here. [...] [...] Read how he expands on these points here. [...]

]]> By: davidwatson http://www.davidlwatson.org/2009/03/09/leadership-essentials-%e2%80%93-choosing-who-to-mentor/comment-page-1/#comment-206 davidwatson Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:02:03 +0000 http://www.davidlwatson.org/?p=350#comment-206 Hi, Jef. Great questions. • How many people do you mentor at any one time? Time and capacity determine this. I can mentor between 5 and 10 at any given time. Others have more time or capacity and can do more. • Do you meet individually or in groups? Individually. I have never pulled the people I mentor together for a common meeting. The nature of our work does have some of them in the same meetings, but we are not doing mentoring in these meetings. This may be more about my personality than about mentoring. Yet, I think we say a lot to a person when we focus on him or her. Everyone I mentor has expressed appreciation when I have gone to them for a few days of intense interaction without interruption. • Do you have a “trial period” when you are “testing” someone to see if they have the qualities you mention? Everyone I meet is being evaluated and considered for mentoring. The ones I ask to join me in a mentoring relationship have been under observation for some time. If a person I have not been observing comes to me and asks me to be their mentor, then I do go into a period of observation over about a year before I deepen the relationship. But remember, I am working a a very high level of leadership. This would not be the case 20 years ago when I was engaged in starting churches on the ground. Then, I worked with everyone until they disqualified themselves. • What sort of relationship do you continue with people who don’t meet the criterion? I limit the time interaction with people who don't meet the criterion, but I do continue to watch them, and in some cases, give them things to think about and/or do. Mentoring for leadership is not a pastoral role in most cases, though there may be pastoral moments. I am looking for change in people. Are they growing? Are they having positive impact on others? Are they becoming healthier? This article is about those who are becoming leaders, which is a very small percentage of those I would relate to in a care-giving or ministry role. Blessings! David Watson Hi, Jef. Great questions.

• How many people do you mentor at any one time? Time and capacity determine this. I can mentor between 5 and 10 at any given time. Others have more time or capacity and can do more.

• Do you meet individually or in groups? Individually. I have never pulled the people I mentor together for a common meeting. The nature of our work does have some of them in the same meetings, but we are not doing mentoring in these meetings. This may be more about my personality than about mentoring. Yet, I think we say a lot to a person when we focus on him or her. Everyone I mentor has expressed appreciation when I have gone to them for a few days of intense interaction without interruption.

• Do you have a “trial period” when you are “testing” someone to see if they have the qualities you mention? Everyone I meet is being evaluated and considered for mentoring. The ones I ask to join me in a mentoring relationship have been under observation for some time. If a person I have not been observing comes to me and asks me to be their mentor, then I do go into a period of observation over about a year before I deepen the relationship. But remember, I am working a a very high level of leadership. This would not be the case 20 years ago when I was engaged in starting churches on the ground. Then, I worked with everyone until they disqualified themselves.

• What sort of relationship do you continue with people who don’t meet the criterion? I limit the time interaction with people who don’t meet the criterion, but I do continue to watch them, and in some cases, give them things to think about and/or do. Mentoring for leadership is not a pastoral role in most cases, though there may be pastoral moments. I am looking for change in people. Are they growing? Are they having positive impact on others? Are they becoming healthier? This article is about those who are becoming leaders, which is a very small percentage of those I would relate to in a care-giving or ministry role.

Blessings!

David Watson

]]> By: Jef Linscott http://www.davidlwatson.org/2009/03/09/leadership-essentials-%e2%80%93-choosing-who-to-mentor/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Jef Linscott Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:34:27 +0000 http://www.davidlwatson.org/?p=350#comment-205 Thanks David, great post. I have a lot of questions, as I am right in the midst of this right now, meeting with a bunch of different people and wondering how to move forward. Just to get an idea of the scope of what you do in your mentoring relationships: • How many people do you mentor at any one time? • Do you meet individually or in groups? • Do you have a "trial period" when you are "testing" someone to see if they have the qualities you mention? • What sort of relationship do you continue with people who don't meet the criterion? (who perhaps still need pastoral care etc.) Blessings, Jef Linscott Japan Thanks David, great post.
I have a lot of questions, as I am right in the midst of this right now, meeting with a bunch of different people and wondering how to move forward. Just to get an idea of the scope of what you do in your mentoring relationships:
• How many people do you mentor at any one time?
• Do you meet individually or in groups?
• Do you have a “trial period” when you are “testing” someone to see if they have the qualities you mention?
• What sort of relationship do you continue with people who don’t meet the criterion? (who perhaps still need pastoral care etc.)
Blessings,
Jef Linscott
Japan

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