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“Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man.” Proverbs 30:2

I’ve got pastoral intern this summer named Dan Dominguez. Dan and I have been able to hang out some the last month or so and I have enjoyed our time together. He attends Moody Bible Institute, where he is studying to be a pastor and is a good friend of my son Nate. Nate is studying in Europe this summer, so it’s been a blessing having Dan near.

Dan and I were discussing the need for people in our life to help us when we can’t clearly find our way. I don’t know your situation, but Dan and I, from two different generations, could agree that Proverbs 30:2 could be one of our life verses.

By the way, the opening verse is the answer to the title of this post. I’m not trying to be funny or offend you. I’m admitting I need this too, but I need a mentor because the best options in my life are not always certain. A mentor has often helped me avoid stupid decisions I might have made without one.

Do you recognize your need for a mentor?

Be honest, what is one area of your life where you have the greatest need for one?

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I've really enjoyed reading your blog! And yes, I see the need for one. I think the hard part is finding one.
1 reply · active 704 weeks ago
I see a great need for a mentor in my life. Unfortunately the people I approach about it are already very busy people. So the mentoring relationship is distant and inconsistent. I take advantage of that when I can and I read a lot of blogs to learn and grow, but that isn't enough. A mentor who knows the ins and outs of your life can challenge you in ways that are specific to your needs. A blog may challenge me, but nobody is holding me to that challenge. A personal relationship is necessary and close proximity.
1 reply · active 704 weeks ago
I think we all need mentors. I've looked back over my life and it was mentors who have helped me during key moments in my life. Most of these I can see clearly in hindsight! I would say the greatest area of need in my life for a mentor is in the area of leadership & ministry. I don't fit the mold of a traditional pastor and yet I don't exactly fit in the mold of a Gen X or Gen Y leader either. I'm kind of in-between and there are few leaders who fit that right now.
1 reply · active 704 weeks ago
I have been blessed to have amazing professional mentors in every stage of my academic life. I wrote about them on my personal blog. If you would like to read it, you'll find it here: http://www.kennaray.com/?p=108#content.
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I agree. I think we all need mentors but it becomes a huge matter of figuring out how that fits in our lives. I recently sought out an intentional mentor and was shocked by the answer I received. It wasn't that the person did not want to mentor me, but was more that I clearly understood that this person had no idea what it meant to move from coaching me to mentoring me. I recognize the need for a mentor in my life and am grateful that I have that in various forms that I never realized.
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I appreciate your post. I have been praying for a mentor. I thank you for reminding me to continue my search.
1 reply · active 704 weeks ago
Thanks for what you are drawing out about mentoring. This is an area that I've struggled with. I have wanted one, but haven't been great at connecting with one at different phases. Right now, it would be great to have a mentor to help in walking through a season of transition and to help bring clarity to what God has next for my wife and I in ministry.
Great post Ron. I am 29, and I find that guys my age have issues asking and seeking wise counsel. I am a big advocate for mentoring. I have come to realize that I do not know everything, and that I must be a student of life. I have been very blessed to find great wise men who are investing in me, and I can’t thank them enough. Proverbs 1:5 teaches us that to be a man of understanding we must seek wise counsel. As I learn I teach, passing on knowledge to younger man. I am even working on starting a mentoring network at www.wcmn.org we all need a mentor. Jesus was the model mentor. We need to find a Christ follower to follow, so that others will then follow us, as long as we are all being led to Christ!
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Guillermina · 648 weeks ago

I been looking for a mentor, spritual, and profesional, but i have a problem founding one that is wise, so i can see God in their lives. and the ones who are wise are very busy, I have about 5 women under my wing, but i feel like I need someone to mentoring me. there is a lot of work to do in mentoring, people are in great need.
1 reply · active 648 weeks ago
Do you think an effective mentoring relationship requires face-to-face meetings? Facetime, Skype?
1 reply · active 646 weeks ago
One more question. Do you think Pastors should look outside their congregations for a mentor? Seems like there could be needless risks involved. Do you know of any organizations who help pastors find mentors?
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