Mentoring - Ohio Mennonite Conference

Below are some resources about pastoral mentoring shared at the Ohio Conference Mentor/Mentee Retreat.

General Resources:

Beliefs by John Roth
Practices by John Roth
Stories by John Roth
Never Call Them Jerks: Healthy Responses to Difficult Behaviors by Arthur Paul Boers
Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership by Ruth Haley Barton

Resources corresponding to Competency Grid:

Biblical Story:

God’s Healing Strategy: An Introduction to the Bible’s main Themes by Ted Grimsrud
Believers Church Bible Commentary

Anabaptist/Mennonite story, theology and convictions:

The Naked Anabaptist: The Bare Essentials of a Radical Faith by Stuart Murray
Road Signs for the Journey: A Profile of Mennonite Church USA by Conrad L. Kanagy
Politics of Jesus by John H. Yoder

Christian Spirituality/Discipleship

LifeSpring School of Spiritual Formation (see Dana Short, Central Mennonite Church)
Books by Dallas Willard or Richard Rohr
Prayer by Richard Foster

Self-understanding and self-awareness, Emotional Intelligence:

Clergy Clinic in Family Emotional Process, a training offered by Lombard Mennonite Peace Center
Spirituality for Ministry by Urban T. Holmes
The Enneagram—A Christian Perspective by Richard Rohr and Andreas Ebert
Clinical Pastoral Education

Contextual awareness:

No substitute for cross cultural interactions
Body Politics by John H. Yoder
Visits to intentional communities like Reba Place, Koinonia Farms, Church of the Savior, etc.

Leadership:

Leading the Team-based Church by George Cladis (not just for multiple staff congregations, but working with volunteers as well)