by Steve Parsons | Sep 19, 2019 | Asking Questions, Parenting Resources
Matt Conrad recently came across this article from Fuller Youth Institute and wanted to make it available to our parents… Kara Powell Photo by mentatdgt Know someone navigating a new parenting phase this fall? Share this list (consider pairing it with a coffee...
by Steve Parsons | Jun 19, 2019 | Asking Questions, Mentor, Mentoring, Parenting Resources
Keith Webb has a fantastic website in the arena of coaching and many of these concepts can be directly applicable to mentoring! I encourage you to explore the many resources such as this on his website; keithwebb.com In coaching, why is important. Why the client wants...
by Steve Parsons | Jan 15, 2019 | Asking Good Questions, Asking Questions, Family Ministry, Listening, Mentor, Mentoree, Mentoring, Parenting Resources
The following is an article from the Fuller Institute that helps the older generations understand the challenges that technology bring to preserving unity across the generations. Every technological advancement (electricity, the telephone, radio, television) was...
by Steve Parsons | Nov 6, 2018 | Asking Good Questions, Asking Questions, Mentor, Mentoree, Mentoring
Better Conversations Thoughts taken from “Better Conversations” by Jim Knight. “What people really need is a good listening to.” MaryLou Casey Six Conversation Beliefs “I see conversation partners as equals” means that we do not see ourselves as better...
by Steve Parsons | Oct 31, 2018 | Asking Questions, Mentor
As mentors, we often will take on roles we were never intended to take on. This article is a great reminder to us all in what to do if we are feeling a need to enter into the role of rescuer instead of remaining as the mentor. By David Emerald & Donna Zajonc, MCC...
by Steve Parsons | May 30, 2018 | Asking Good Questions, Asking Questions, Listening, Mentor, Mentoring
Sometimes as Mentors it only takes one question to help another to rediscover what God is asking of them or to understand how the enemy is distracting them. The following article is a reposting from SharpeningLeaders .com. The Power of a Single Question By Arrow...
