Grand Canyon University Short Term and Long Term Goals Discussion

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Here is the initial question:

Based on your personal experience with your mentoring program, how is your mentee responding to the techniques or strategies being implemented to support the short-term and long-term goals? Offer techniques or strategies to your peers’ mentoring experiences.

Reply to my classmate’s response in bold:

Our journey into this plan has developed a bit of a wrinkle. While not unanticipated, it is cause for some concern. The wrinkle is fear, and the fear is being sure of the will of God. In reality, the will of God ought to be considered in all that we do, but for us, I guess it is more pronounced. My mentee is preparing to be a deacon in our local assembly and his greatest obstacle is the fear of “missing the will of God.” Because of this, we have called an “audible” in our plan and are introducing a technique to help one in determining the will of God. This is where a true mentoring behavior takes place. I am instructing Ross on 2 elements of the will of God, and letting him discover it for himself. One technique I have fond to be helpful and reassuring to the mentee is self-discovery. I have taught him 2 principles surrounding the will of God: 1. The will of God can be understood (Ephesians 5:17. King James Version) 2. The peace of God can confirm the will of God (Colossians 3:15, King James Version). By just knowing we can know, understand, and be assured of the will of God, the anxiety of failure is subsiding. The introduction of fear into this process is primarily applicable to the long term goal

Within the overall scheme of things, the process is smooth, with interaction on a weekly basis our initial strategies appear to be effective when it comes to the specific short term goals. I have learned inside the mentoring relationship there are times for coaching. This is the case with my mentee. While guiding Ross to a role of deeper service in the local assembly, I have determined the need for coaching. Ross needs to be coached in understanding himself as a deacon. As a result of this coaching then Ross develops a confidence in executing his role, and finally a time of coaching in the commitments involved in this leadership role. This is a demonstration of the 3 C’s model of coaching. The South African College of Applied Psychology (2017) describe the 3 C’s as Clarity, Confidence, and Commitment. At the end of the day, we want the individuals we interact with to be more competent and confident in the place we are helping them reach.

Reference

South African College of Applied Psychology. (2017, September 22). 5 innovative coaching techniques that actually work. Retrieved from https://www.sacap.edu.za/blog/coaching/coaching-te…

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