Year-Long Support Journey: Building Sustainable Church-Based Mentoring Programmes
Building Sustainable Church-Based Mentoring Programmes
6 online support sessions
Session 1 – Foundations for Healthy Mentoring Programmes
Discover the biblical and relational foundations of effective mentoring through the Belong → Believe → Become model.
Learn how to analyse your community and use participatory approaches to shape your programme.
Explore tools for gathering insight from experienced practitioners.
Session 2 – Clarifying Mission and Shaping Team Culture
Define a mission that reflects real community needs and unifies your team.
Develop a Christ‑centred mentoring culture rooted in listening, open questions, and shared leadership.
Strengthen team values that build trust, consistency, and purpose.
Session 3 – Designing the Mentoring Model
Map out a clear pathway from group activities to one‑to‑one mentoring.
Explore spiritual formation, service opportunities, and practical logistics.
Learn matching principles and the difference between natural and formal mentoring relationships.
Session 4 – Building and Supporting the Team
Identify and recruit mentors with the character and qualities your programme needs.
Use structured interviews, references, and readiness tools to assess volunteers.
Create strong supervision and wellbeing systems to support a healthy mentoring team.
Session 5 – Measuring Impact and Growing Well
Build the documentation, reporting, and safeguarding frameworks essential for sustainability.
Develop partnership agreements, annual plans, and monitoring processes.
Capture meaningful stories and data that show your impact clearly and responsibly.
Session 6 – Strengthening, Troubleshooting & Next Steps
Review progress, address challenges, and refine your mentoring model for long‑term success.
Strengthen partnerships and team culture while staying aligned with mission and values.
Plan for sustainable growth grounded in ethical, relational, and biblical principles.
Mentor Training via online courses
Mentors can play a valuable role in the lives of vulnerable individuals and those seeking positive personal growth. This mentor training course will support you to create safe and trusting relationships based on our hope in the Gospel: to become a positive support and role model for mentees, empowering them to realise and achieve their potential, so they can go on to bring about change in their lives and others - take a look at "Why Mentoring?"
Why Mentoring?
Why Mentoring
Meet The Trainers
Purpose of our mentoring course
Resourcing your mentors
2 Online Mentor workshops for mentors in multiple projects together
Gain practical skills for building trust and supporting young people through safe, relational mentoring.
Learn core communication tools, reflective practice, and values‑based approaches shaped by Christian principles.
Designed to equip mentors with confidence, clarity, and real‑world techniques for impactful mentoring.
Free resources for your mentors (additional resources at cost)
- Ladder Goals. - Your Safe Place
- Managing Emotions - Dealing with Change
- Who am I? - Self-Care Tips for Teens
- Self-Consciousness
Community Consultation Guide
This Community Consultation Framework (43 pages) describes how you can undertake a Community Analysis, reviewing your communities' needs, your mission, your team and their giftings, means to collaborate with other community programmes, and your desired outcomes and results.
Containing template forms and practical tools, you will be facilitated to confidently ensure that you are providing a real service need to your community. Carrying out this exercise will also assist as part of funding you may wish to apply for.
