Description & Rationale

Mentoring Intelligence is a person’s capacity and ability to develop others. As with EQ (Emotional Intelligence or Quotient), MQ is a learned skill, not something the leader is born with. Mentoring is a process by which, through a personal relationship, one leader helps another person reach their God-given goals. To be effective in passing on leadership, an individual needs to be intentional for this to occur and then learn the skills to implement this in their daily lifestyle. Mentoring others is essential in fulfilling God’s calling in the leader’s life, for without this it will be unlikely that they will finish well in ministry.

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Syllabus: 2.40 Mentoring Intelligence

2.41 Syllabus

Description and Rationale

Mentoring Intelligence is a person’s capacity and ability to develop others. As with EQ (Emotional Intelligence or Quotient), MQ is a learned skill, not something the leader is born with. Mentoring is a process by which, through a personal relationship, one leader helps another person reach their God-given goals. To be effective in passing on leadership, an individual needs to be intentional for this to occur and then learn the skills to implement this in their daily lifestyle. Mentoring others is essential in fulfilling God’s calling in the leader’s life, for without this it will be unlikely that they will finish well in ministry.

Objectives

Upon completion of this Competency the candidate should:

• Have a clear understanding of mentoring and be motivated to make mentoring a key part of their life and ministry.
• Have completed the Mentoring Assessment for Individuals and discuss with mentor.
• Initiate a mentoring relationship with another person using the tools provided in this program.
• Have an accountability partner or mentor who can guide them as they begin to mentor others.

Core Requirements

• The candidate will complete the following readings:

Mentoring thru Intentional Relationships, Guide 1 pp. 1-48.
Ministry Guide – The Essentials, “Developing Others 1,” pp. 1-16.

• The candidate will complete the Mentoring Intelligence Assessment (for Leaders) and be prepared to discuss their responses with their mentor.
• The candidate will also complete a 3-5 page reflective summary of what they have learned about their own MQ and steps they can take to begin mentoring.

Mentoring Goals

• To help the candidate recognize the importance of mentoring for their life and ministry.
• Provide tools to the candidate to assist them as they begin to mentor others; coaching them as they take the initiate a mentoring relationship.
• Using the Candidate Evaluation and other resources provided, the mentor will design a development plan for the candidate in order to help them become an effective mentor of others.

Candidate Evaluation

• The candidate will be evaluated as to their level of development in this competency (Undeveloped, Developed, or Proficient). Using the chart provided, the mentor will facilitate a discussion regarding the candidate’s gifts and how they can be more effective in the future.

Development Plan

• Based upon the Candidate Evaluation, an appropriate development plan will be designed to help the candidate increase their mentoring quotient (MQ).
• This will include further work from the core readings, additional comprehensive learning, supplemental assignments, and various practicums.