{"id":54,"date":"2011-08-02T05:04:45","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T05:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnmark.net.au\/mx\/?p=54"},"modified":"2012-02-18T05:06:17","modified_gmt":"2012-02-18T05:06:17","slug":"pastors-mentoring-policy-for-local-churches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnmark.net.au\/mx\/?p=54","title":{"rendered":"Pastor’s Mentoring Policy for Local Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAMPLE Spiritual Mentoring Policy for our Pastor<\/h1>\n

Preamble:<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the key indicators of spiritual and emotional health in leadership is the willingness to engage in a relationship of support, growth and accountability. It is the policy of this church that our pastor has a spiritual director, guide, mentor or supervisor while leading this community and meets with this person regularly. The purposes of spiritual mentoring are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Development – enabling our pastor to grow personally, spiritually and in ministry leadership knowledge and skills.<\/li>\n
  2. Support \u2013 enabling our pastor to deal constructively with the emotional and spiritual load of pastoring and leading.<\/li>\n
  3. Accountability \u2013 a place outside of the church and denominational structure where our pastor can work through issues around time, family commitments, ministry pressures, recreation and self-care to avoid long term stress and burnout.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Guidelines:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. The mentor will be nominated by the pastor and approved by the church board.<\/li>\n
    2. The mentor will not be a person either in membership in the church or in direct authority over the pastor within the denomination.<\/li>\n
    3. The mentor will not normally have other formal relationships with or in the church.<\/li>\n
    4. The funding for the mentoring relationship will be allocated in the church budget.<\/li>\n
    5. Between 4 and 12 sessions per year is considered a regular commitment.<\/li>\n
    6. The Pastor will identify several developmental goals to be the key agenda of the relationship each year and share these with the Church Board<\/li>\n
    7. The pastor will report in general terms to the church board annually on the effectiveness of the relationship.<\/li>\n
    8. Apart from the above, confidentiality will be respected in this relationship. The church board will not contact the mentor directly (except in life-threatening circumstances) and does not expect the mentor to communicate directly with the board. All communication will take place via the pastor.\n

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      SAMPLE Spiritual Mentoring Policy for our Pastor Preamble: One of the key indicators of spiritual and emotional health in leadership is the willingness to engage in a relationship of support, growth and accountability. It is the policy of this church that our pastor has a spiritual director, guide, mentor or supervisor while leading this community … <\/p>\n

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