Janet, the incoming National President of the Churches of Christ, ran a Foundational Skills in Mentoring stream at our Formation 2014 conference. She is an accomplished coach and has worked extensively with women in leadership.
Faith Hope and Love–Bible Studies
Preventing Burnout in Pastors through Mentoring–Tim Dyer
Australian Christian Mentoring Conference 2014
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Anne Klose–Mentoring for Spiritual Formation
Participants in Anne’s two workshops at Formation 2014 really appreciated her insights into spiritual formation and the ways in which mentoring can shape a spiritual journey.
Anne’s workshop covered Knowing God, Knowing Ourselves, Participating with God as he changes us, Participating with God in prayer as he changes our mentorees.
You can connect to Anne’s website and ministry blog here.
Anne provides training for mentors through a four session program.
The most recent version of her notes from the Formation 2014 workshop are linked here.
13 Key Qualities for Mentors – Formation 2014
It was a privilege to have the ACMN founder, Keith Farmer, address the forum on the opening evening. Keith’s address was a highlight of conference for many participants. He spoke on 13 Key Qualities for Mentors.
Mentoring on the Map
To set the scene at the Formation 2014 conference, Tim Dyer, from the Johnmark Extension gave an introduction to the practice of Mentoring in Christian Contexts.
Formation 2014 – Presentations and Notes
Thanks for all those who attended and shared in our 2014 Formation Forum in Tasmania. We have processed all the feedback. The response to the format was very positive.
We are in the process of uploading the notes, presentations and links to some videos from the Forum. You will need to be a registered site member to view these as they will not show up on the blog unless you are logged in.
Developing a Mentoring Culture in your Church

By Glenda Holbrook
This is one of the topics we will be discussing at our Forum beginning May 7th in Tasmania. If you haven’t registered for the Forum yet, it’s not too late and we’d love to see you there. Just go to the information and registration sections of this site.
We began the journey of developing a mentoring culture in our church about two years ago. Along the way we have learned much – and still have much to learn. In this first of four articles we’ll look at WHY DEVELOPING A MENTORING CULTURE IN OUR CHURCHES is so important.
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Spiritual Mentoring Seminar–CS Lewis Institute
I have just come across the audio recordings and notes of 5 excellent sessions at a conference on Spiritual Mentoring hosted by the CS Lewis Institute back in 2011.
The presenter is Dr Tom Schwanda of Wheaton College, Associate Professor of Spirtual Formation.
These are well worth a listen to. The notes can also be downloaded.
Spiritual Mentoring- How to Help Others Grow in Their Relationship with Christ – C.S. Lewis Inst
2014 Mentoring Network Forum
Formation 2014
Self Development for Mentoring Ministry
AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN MENTORING NETWORK FORUM
This Forum was held on Wednesday May 07 – Friday May 09, 2014
Punchbowl Christian Centre, Launceston, TASMANIA
