Clare DeGraafAug 26, 20133 minDealing with People Who Continue to Make Sinful and Foolish ChoicesIt’s bad enough when you see a friend or family member make an unwise or sinful decision and then have to live with the consequences....
Clare DeGraafAug 22, 20132 minSpiritual Mentoring Tip #8#8 Plan for the Future. Ending a Mentoring Relationship. Every spiritual mentoring relationship will end, so plan for it! Most of my...
Clare DeGraafAug 19, 20132 minSpiritual Mentoring Tip #7#7 Evaluate Your Progress Regularly. At the beginning of every year, I go away for a half day and pray about all the men I mentor. I...
Clare DeGraafAug 15, 20134 minSpiritual Mentoring Tip #6#6 You Don’t Have to Solve Every Problem your Protégé Has. When I talk to people about being a mentor, clearly one of their greatest...
Clare DeGraafAug 12, 20131 minSpiritual Mentoring Tip #5#5 Be as transparent as you dare. Believe it or not, your protégé will learn as much from your failures as from your successes. By being...
Clare DeGraafAug 8, 20131 minSpiritual Mentoring Tip #4#4 Show your protégé you care about them. Your protégé needs to know that you care about them personally. So, be creative. Do something...
Clare DeGraafAug 5, 20132 minSpiritual Mentoring Tip #3#3 Ask your protégé questions that will help you, help them. A great way to get to know your protégé is to ask questions. People love to...
Clare DeGraafAug 1, 20131 minSpiritual Mentoring Tip #2#2 Ask your mentor lots of questions. Your mentor is a wealth of knowledge and experience. But, sometimes you have to “unlock” the...
Clare DeGraafJul 29, 20132 minSpiritual Mentoring Tip #1For the next month, instead of a blog, twice each week, I’ll be posting practical ideas for being a more effective and fruitful spiritual...