Upgraded Mentor Guidelines Coming in May

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The Academic Council of Rockbridge Seminary recently approved upgraded mentor guidelines that give students more freedom to choose mentors that support their learning goals. Plus, a new mentor information handout will give mentors more information about what is expected of them (download new handout for mentors). Finally, a sample of a completed mentor assessment form will help mentors understand more clearly what is expected when they complete the form. These changes come in response to feedback received by students.

The following paragraphs will be inserted into syllabi beginning with the May term in addition to mentor guidelines that are remaining the same:

A mentor may be in full-time or bi-vocational ministry, may be semi-retired from ministry, or may be a non-vocational ministry leader who has professional and leadership skill sets that relate closely to the course. Your mentor may be in your church, a ministry leader in another congregation nearby, or in another city. The seminary does not discourage women students from recruiting male mentors due to the ministry coaching nature of the mentor role as defined by the seminary, assuming appropriate relational boundaries are protected with integrity.

A mentor should have a seminary degree or, if not, the appropriate educational, professional, and ministerial experience to help you meet your learning goals.

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