Thriving in Ministry opening retreat

Mentors cohort

Sunday

9:30pm - Introduction and Welcome prayer

Welcome prayer: Kathy

Introduction: Oscar

Breakfast instruction: Korista

Introduction (Oscar - 10min)

Name, city you pastor and one weird thing you do that you want to share with the group

Monday

8:00am - Guided prayer with Korista

8:30am - Breakfast

9:00am - SESSION 1: Welcome & Overview (Korista & Kathy)

Opening prayer: Korista

Logistics: Korista

9:15am - SESSION 2: Thriving in Ministry (Korista, Kathy & Oscar)

Our journey of Thriving in Ministry: Kathy

Our systems: Korista

Your part (as a participant and then a mentor): Oscar

Your part (Oscar 15min)

You in the roll of group mentor and the 1:1 mentors

We want you to lean in to the process as a participant, eventually we will be shifting to you a mento

Your roll: Mentor, pastor, clounselor, coach: Always refer back to a mentor

What is a mento: Someone that uses their skills, experience and gifting to develop others for the work ahead

Engaging as a participant

Group zoom call once a month

1:1’s once a month

Mentorship development

Asking questions / intentional development (position your self to grow)

Checking in and scheduling

Connecting with the others in the cohort

Jesus lead a cohort

Jesus had the ability to speak to thousands, but he chose a group of 12 to mentor and to establish the church through

10:00am - Break

10:15am - Orientation to silence: Kathy

10:30am - 2 hrs of silence

12:30pm - Lunch

1:30pm - SESSION 3: Benchmark #1 - Identity: Kathy

2:15pm - Break and free time

3:00pm - SESSION 4: Benchmark #2 - Relationships and the quality of them: Oscar

Benchmark #2: Relationship (Oscar 45min)

What relationships are we looking to establish

what we think of when it comes to relationships: Our family, our staff, our leadership team, our community, etc. (a couple of relationships are missing ane we will add the in a moment)

How do we engage with them

How do we connect them to each other or bring them into deep relationship

Faith as a relationship

What does your relationship with your faith look like?

Can your faith speak into you or are you fighting with your faith (is there any friction)

Are you connecting your faith to others and whats that relationship look like?

Ministry moves at the speed of relationships

Relationship are not networks

Relationships are not productive or strategic

Relationships are not going to hurt you

As a mentor in this cohort you should: (speak into)

Make sure your participants have a healthy relationship with God

Evaluate, and discern if the participants have a healthy relationship with themselves (do they rest, are thy growing, are they “healing” and are they resourced

Are they establishing healthy relationships with the rest of the participants in the cohort

Are healthy relationship multiplying from them

We value the quality of relationships

Do you have people you can go to

Is there people that can correct you

Do you have people you can have fun with

Expectations and relationships: Specialty in a setting of our cohorts

Some participants have expectations of you as a mentor

They are going to size you up ( are you admirable)

they are going to use you as a network opportunity (what they can get from you)

They are going to connect with you as long as you agree with them ( a certified person in authority to excuse themselves)

Your can respond by:

Your not that impressive

Point them to God

Speak truth

I am your lab project

I have not always made the right decision: Ask your self, what would I have done in that situation

I am exploring and growing: How can that benefit you

Restoration: We can help and bring others that can help

Closing thoughts

Relationships are not there to only pick you up but to prevent you from falling

When you do fall, the ones with experience will pick you up: The West Wing

Ministry moves at the speed of relationships

3:45pm - Break (free time)

5:00pm - SESSION #5: Mentor panal discussion

Discussion questions: Need questions, approaching the 1-1 meetings (Panel - Oscar)

6:30pm - Dinner

8:00pm - Free time

Tuesday

8:30am - Guided prayer: korista

9:00am - Breakfast with the group

10:00am - SESSION 6: Benchmark #3 - Expectations: Kathy

10:45am - Break

11:00am - SESSION 7: Benchmark #4 - Time management, priority and Sabbath

11:45am - SESSION 8: Brainstorming new cohorts: Korista

12:30pm - Lunch and free time

2:30pm - SESSION 9: Logistics of 1:1’s and monthly group: Oscar

SESSION 9: Logistics of 1:1’s and monthly group (Oscar 45min)

1:1’s, Accountability, scheduling, group and might networks

Mentoring vs counseling: Dealing with the future and the potential is mentoring, counseling is dealing with the past

3:15pm - Break

3:30pm - SESSION 10: Calendaring (Pending a facilitator)

Monthly group

1:1’s with Kathy, Korista and Oscar

4:00pm - Free time

6:30pm - Dinner and discussion

8:00pm - Free time

Wednesday

7:30am - Guided prayer: Korista

8:00am - Breakfast

8:30am - pack up and clean up

9:15am - SESSION 11: Pictures and closing thoughts

10:00am - Depart for the airport

Korista: Bryan, Amy, Brian and Ameerah

Kathy: Steven, Daniel and Oscar