[Dave Gregg]

here is the front of the PDF. it’s the module currently in the store. @petewesterman Is there a new mission for construction?

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[Dave Gregg]

This is great! It may end up as part of an actual mentor certification that we have slated to be built. 🙂

[Dave Gregg]

Thank you so much for this amazing resource!!! I was massively impressed when I opened it up and saw how thorough you had been. Thanks again!

[Dave Gregg]

The first step would be to reach out to his parents. They know that mentoring is a part of our ministry but we want to come alongside the parents to help them. That starts with communicating to them. Do you want to do that or i can do that for you?

They just need to know:

1. You will be using Johnny’s trailbook to help guide the content of the mentoring
2. When and where you will be meeting
3. That you will be following our church’s child safety guidelines

[Dave Gregg]

I think the biggest [problem is probably just your expectations of yourself. You think you have to entertain him for an hour. You don’t have to entertain him, and certainly not for an hour. He’s only 8 years old. Remember what it was like to be 8?

Limit your meetings to 30 minutes, and have a few simple goals such as:

• how his week went
• one thing he’s interested in
• one thing to pray for
• A simple goal (i.e. memorize half of John 3:16, or complete 3 questions in his Trailbook before next meeting etc)

If he’s still having trouble paying attention, you might want to wait until he’s had a chance to run around a bit after the church service before asking him to sit for 30 more minutes. In fact, don’t sit. Walk around the lawn in front of the church while you talk. Boys like to move, and you could use some more movement old man! 😛

[Dave Gregg]

I understand how you are feeling. I don’t think your green-ness has anything to do with it. Boys respond to people who show a genuine interest in them, but even when WE do a good job, boys still have a hard time paying attention. How long are your meetings going on Sundays?

[Dave Gregg]

@BammBamm would you be willing to come up with a game for Friday Night and Saturday afternoon?

@TheGreatGazoo would you put together a draft schedule?

[Dave Gregg]

David, I apologize that I didn’t see this until now (thanks to @jim@2047.org for pointing that out). I will check on the status of that and will let you know.

[Dave Gregg]

This is a great example Arden. Thank you for sharing. For our end of the year battalion trip we went to a cabin in Dunsmuir California. It was donated for our use by a former Brigade Alumnus. While we were there we took a day trip to Lassen Volcanic National Park. It was only $10 fro the whole van to get in and the only decisions we had to make was which of the many caves to visit. It was a total success. You can see pictures from our trip including pictures of the volcanic lava beds.

 

[Dave Gregg]

Thanks!

Do you have a checklist you go over or something to guide your description to the mentor of what he will be doing?

Also, what is “AC”?

[Dave Gregg]

Thanks dale! That’s a great idea! i love anything that helps them progress in achievement!

[Dave Gregg]

Thanks Dale. I’ll take a look at the Building Men book, it is  great resource.

[Dave Gregg]

Thank you so much Arden!

[Dave Gregg]

Thanks Dave! @JoshGregg , Dave Taylor is a great resource as you are setting up our mentoring process.

Dave, we are going to set up two zoom calls. We have 25 mentors to try to orient, educate, and help. So one by one would take us all year! In future years we will hopefully have less orientation to do, but this is really the first time we are implementing the mentoring component.

[Dave Gregg]

Dale! So simple but really helpful. Is there a document that simply outlines the “requirements’ of a mentor? Mainly the minimum responsibilities and vision for that role?