Special guest: Darcy Paape, director of the Women's Leadership Institute at Concordia University Wisconsin and author of Someone to Walk With

What is mentoring?

Intentional

Organic

Being willing to share both strengths and weaknesses

Creating relationships and creating spaces

What is the person looking for?

Examples: Affirmation? Coaching? Evaluation? Someone to listen?

Building blocks of mentoring: Humility & Willingness

Cross-generational mentoring examples:

Elizabeth and Mary

Ruth and Naomi

Building blocks of mentoring: Communicating & Commitment

Finding a mentor

God with us in the challenges

Identify the ally or sweeper to help you connect to someone

Resources:

Someone to Walk With by Darcy Paape - https://amzn.to/3mhC09P

Someone to Walk With Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/someonetowalkwith

Thanks for the Feedback - https://amzn.to/2LBgTCI

The Reluctant Witness: Discovering the Delight of Spiritual Conversations - https://amzn.to/3oN4WrV

University of New Mexico – Mentoring Institute + Conference - https://mentor.unm.edu/

Wake Forest University – Mentoring Resource Center - https://mentoring.opcd.wfu.edu/

Women's Leadership Institute Mentoring Workshops - http://wlicuw.org/

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