Mentoring is your preferred “next step” after Starting Point!   70% of new believers drift away from their decision for Christ within 3 months of becoming a new Christian.  Our solution to keep believers from leaving the faith is MENTORING!!!

Why Should I be Mentored?

Anyone who excels at something has one thing in common:  they have a mentor (or coach)—someone who takes personal ownership in their development.  Everyone needs a coach.  A coach’s role is to help you develop specific skills (habits) that will allow you to excel.  

HOW DOES MENTORING WORK?

After you finish Starting Point, you will be matched up with a mentor (if you agree to be), who will meet with you, regularly, 1 hour a week for approximately 12 weeks.  During that time, your mentor will walk you through 10 lessons in our “First Steps” book.  This book is designed to help you develop a spiritual foundation and spiritual disciplines that will serve you the rest of your life.  When you finish the 10 lessons, your mentor will personally help you get connected into the life of our church and keep track with you for the rest of the year.

“My direction (not intention) determines my destination” – Andy Stanley

I PETER 2:2 – like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation.

Growing “old” in our faith is natural, but Jesus instructs us to grow “up” in our faith, which is unnatural. Mentoring provides the scaffling for growing “up” in your faith, as it helps you go in the right direction.

POWER OF ONE

1000 (weekend worship environment)

100 (special serving environment)

10 (Life group environment)

1-to-1 (Mentoring environment)

To excel in anything, the right environment is extremely important.  It’s important to understand what each of Northeast’s environments are designed for.  Weekend worship is a weekly environment designed for 1000+ people to gather for a worship experience (ie. singing, communion, offering, and preaching).  If you never engage past weekend worship, you will become frustrated here, relationally.

Special serving environments (ie. Second Saturday, Gift wrapping at the Summit, etc.) are designed for 100+ people to go and be the hands and feet of Jesus in practical ways throughout our community.  If you don’t engage past here, you will not develop meaningful relationships.

Life group environment is intended for approximately 10 people to regularly meet and learn to do life together.  This environment is where you can know and be known.  Relationships are highly valued here!  If you don’t engage past here, you will not benefit from having 1 person focus their energy solely on helping YOU!

Mentoring environment is laser-focused on you.  It’s designed for 1 person who is committed to taking you under their wing as your spiritual coach for 1 year in order to help you get started in the right direction and even to excel in getting connected both with God and into the life of our church.  A mentor will help customize you in learning to engage in living the abundant life.

 If you are interested in being mentored, contact Ronnie Cordrey at 212-5242 or ronnie.cordrey@necchurch.org.

HOW DO I BECOME A MENTOR?

There are two prerequisites for becoming a mentor:

1)  Must be a member of Northeast

2)  Attend our mentor training

Upcoming Dates:  Saturday, November 6 from 5-6:15pm in Room 202 or Sunday, November 7 from 11am-12:15pm in Room 201.

To become a mentor, please contact Jim Spann, Mentor Ministry Leader, at 558-6290 or email him at jim.spann@cfdesign.com.