by | Dec 9, 2024 | God Loves Nobodies!
Ask Reframing Questions If mentees feel stuck at any time during the discussion, help them get unstuck by looking at the issue from various angles through reframing questions. Think of reframing questions like this: why does the Bible have four gospels that...
by | Dec 2, 2024 | God Loves Nobodies!
As you listen to mentees during this phase, you will unearth many issues that seem important to their development. But how do you follow up on these issues and encourage them to explore what will lead toward developing goals and action steps for growth? You do this...
by | Nov 25, 2024 | God Loves Nobodies!
See the previous article for part 1 of Listening Well. Now, as you begin to listen well, you might want to know, “What exactly am I listening for as the mentee shares?” The Mentee’s Own Discernment or Insights Remember that the Holy Spirit has been working in...
by | Nov 18, 2024 | God Loves Nobodies!
In the movie Inside Out, the feelings of a little girl, Riley, are personified as different characters. For example, there is “Joy,” “Sadness,” “Anger,” and “Disgust.” The movie mostly takes place in her mind, as we see Joy, Sadness, Anger, and Disgust interacting...
by | Nov 11, 2024 | God Loves Nobodies!
As two devastated disciples plodded toward Emmaus along the dusty road, a stranger approached and walked beside them. He plied them with questions: “What are you discussing together as you walk along?” When they related that they were discussing recent events in...
by | Nov 6, 2024 | God Loves Nobodies!
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:13-14a. Our Creator intricately and intentionally wove together every detail of your mentees’ beings. They are blessed with...