📌 Overview
In this lesson, we introduce the concept of mentoring and why it is essential for long-term, multi-generational leadership success. You’ll discover that effective leadership is not just about building systems or teams, but about developing people who can carry vision forward into the future.
This session introduces a practical mentoring framework – Identify, Recruit, Train, Launch, and Support – and focuses on the first step: identifying emerging leaders with the potential to grow and multiply impact.
📖 Scripture Focus:
“The things which you have heard from me… entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”
2 Timothy 2:2 (NASB)
Key Takeaways:
✅ Mentoring is the key to multi-generational leadership and long-term organizational success.
✅ Healthy organizations focus on developing leaders from within rather than relying solely on external recruitment.
✅ The mentoring process follows a clear pathway: Identify, Recruit, Train, Launch, and Support.
✅ Identifying leaders requires intentional observation and discernment.
✅ Strong potential leaders demonstrate faithfulness, availability, teachability, and the ability to reproduce in others.
📝 Reflection Questions:
- Am I intentionally looking for and developing future leaders?
- What qualities do I prioritize when identifying potential leaders?
- Do I see faithfulness, availability, and teachability in those around me?
- Who in my current environment has the potential to grow into leadership?
📥 Downloads & Resources:
📄 Module 9.1 Notes (PDF) – Includes session summary, key insights, reflection questions, and practical application.
💬 Next Steps:
In the next session, we’ll continue exploring the mentoring process by focusing on how to recruit and engage emerging leaders into intentional development.
