Before
we get down to the details, we want to first say, “YOU are heroes to
us!” We admire you for wanting to take from the storehouse of wisdom
God has granted you in your years of marriage and share it with others.
Now, about those details…
Buy The Complete Guide to Marriage Mentoring.
We know, we know. You’ve heard it before: “Just buy the book.” We
worked really hard to make this the most readable, comprehensive,
practical book possible – a book that anyone can pick up and put right
to use.
Determine what kind of mentoring
you want to do: Preparing, Maximizing, or Repairing. Though you can
certainly do more than one, we recommend you narrow yourselves to just
one, at least at first.
Find or create avenues for meeting
and interacting with couples in the corresponding stages of marriage.
This could be at your church, at a community center, in partnership
with another organization or ministry (e.g. an inner city ministry, a
counseling office, a justice of the peace, etc.). This may include
conducting marriage preparation or enrichment workshops in these
settings.
Create a one minute and five
minute “testimony” that will introduce yourselves and the help you want
to offer. Put this in writing (e.g. create a brochure), and also be
ready to present it in different relational settings (one-on-one, small
groups, and larger groups).
Stay hungry! Become a student of
marriage. Immerse yourself in information regarding cultural
conditions, trends, demographics, and stages-of-life. Read books.
Attend conferences, workshops and seminars. Hang out with other couples
with similar passions. You will not only grown in your own marriage,
but you will also create breadth to what you can offer mentorees.
Find a mentor couple. We never outgrow the need to see things from the perspective of others further down the road. |
