By Darrell Johns
The word mentor comes from the name of a character in Homer’s Odyssey. In this ancient greek tale, King Odysseus of Ithaca entrusted his only son, Telemachus, to the care and training of his wise friend, Mentor, while he himself went off to the Trojan war. A dictionary definition of a mentor is “a wise and trusted guide and advisor.” A number of words can characterize the one being menored including protégé, mentoree, disciple, and learner.
In the book The Fine Art Of Mentoring, Ted W. Engstrom defines a …

By Norm Paslay II
This is not a discourse on mentoring. I am attempting to share from my heart and life experience an incredible model of mentoring that proved to be very powerful. In fact, at the core of my thesis is the intent to honor my father, Norman R. Paslay I. His life and vision are the basis of this information, and he was the compelling example that impacted my life as well as the lives of several other young men who were navigating a call to ministry.
The year was …

By Dave Smith
I. Sincerity
II. Capacity For Work
Edison stated, “Success is 98% perspiration and 2% inspiration”
III. Ability To Press On In Adversity
A leader will have much discouragement and opposition
IV. Must Exhibit A Love For His Co-laborers
V. Ability To Organize
VI. Must Develop A Vision For His Ministry
VII. Must Communicate To His Followers
His followers must catch the vision God has given him
VIII. Be A Self-starter
Procrastination has no place in a leader’s life
IX. Must Possess An Ability To Make Decisions
Many decisions will have to be made
X. A Leader That Follows The Lord Will …

By Dave Smith
I. Dare To Dream
A. Have a desire to do something in your ministry bigger than yourself
B. As God shows you what He wants you to accomplish for His glory, put your faith
in the Lord to do it for you
II. Prepare To Dream
A. Do your homework
B. Ask yourself, as the leader, how can you, with the Lord’s help, accomplish seeing
your vision come to pass
C. Example (to get your ministry to grow)
1. Regular prayer meetings
2. Challenge your workers to knock on new doors for some period of time each
week …

If sinners will be damned,
At least let them leap to hell over my body.
And if they will perish,
Let them perish with my arms around their knees begging them to stay.
And if hell must be filled,
At least let it be filled in the teeth of my exertion.
And let not one go there
unwarned and unprayed for.

By John Carroll, pastor of Calvary Apostolic Church in Salina, KS.
The following is a plan of Bible reading and study that I have developed for my own personal use.
I hope it is a blessing to you, should you choose to implement it in your own life.
I begin my study each day by reading a chapter of Proverbs. If you start at the beginning of the month and read a chapter each day, you will read through the book every month. On the few months that have 30 days, and in …

All leaders would do well to have certain items in their possession to remind them of the meaning of ministry. Here’s what I have in my Leadership Kit…
erasers
To forget people’s mistakes, failures and complaints
Bendy straw
Flexible but still functional
Rubberband
Willingness to stretch
Knowing your limitations
Balloon
Shows what the size/growth (spiritual & maturity) of our group can grow to depending on how much we put in
Little bag of M&M’s
Mentoring (always share your M&M’s)
Paperclip
So that everyone is attached to the group
Don’t work well when they’re bent out of shape
Rain coat
Let things roll of your back
“Reserved …

Note: This is an article about “Preacher’s Kids” written by Tony Suarez, of Iglesia De Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia
where to start…
I’m not sure who to write to: the PK’s or the Fathers…
I knew at a very young age that I was going to be in the ministry…actually I can’t think of anything else I ever wanted to do without being a preacher first
I wanted to be the President of the United States AND a preacher…
I wanted to be an archeaologist AND a preacher…
I wanted to be a lawyer AND a …

A successful woman preacher was once asked “what special obstacles have you met as a woman in the ministry?” “Not one,” she answered, “except the lack of a minister’s wife.

This video explores the call of God on an individual’s life and gives some sound advice on how to process this incredible experience. Please take a moment to comment after you’ve watched and leave your own thoughts or experiences about confronting the call of God in your life.