Mentorship
To identify, nurture and develop talents, skills and gifts among members, providing platforms for the support of these talents, gifts and the skills; formulating and establishing capacity building platforms for the specialised and group mentorship programs for personal growth and faithful service to God.
Context & Trend
Mentorship involves the ability to identify, nurture, and develop skills, talents and gifts of individuals, brought about by various programs organised by the church at departmental levels thereby enabling members to choose freely their areas of interest. The main goal for such mentorship programs is to ensure that the body of Christ grows uniformly and holistically.
Today's students face unprecedented pressure such as mental health challenges, academic stress, anxiety about the future, relationships, complexities of digital life and life's purpose identification. All these require more than just a programmatic training — they require one-to-one support.
There is a collective realisation within the Union that care and wellness are not peripheral activities but are central activities. Members in the church are gifted differently but all these have to be put in place in unison to the glory of God.
Key Result Areas
- Identification of talents
- Sharpening of skills
- Specialised mentorship
- Creative ministry
- Involvement and support of skills, talents and gifts
Key Strategies & Targets
| KRA | Key Strategy | Measures & Targets | Outcomes & Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identification of talents | Create a platform where CU members come to showcase their talents; Promote a conducive atmosphere for the fellowship where everyone can serve using their talents without any discrimination. | - Number of members' participation in faithful service through talents | Outcome: Increased number of members' participation in faithful service through talents. Indicator: % of members' involvement in the given platforms and faithful service through talents. |
| Sharpening of skills | Organize skill-based training for all ministries and technical departments. | - Enhancing reach out of at least 50% of CU members in various ministries, with a considerable 5% increase p.a | Outcome: Enhanced capacity of Christian students to serve effectively in various ministries. Indicator: Increased responsiveness of faithful members portraying equitable competence. |
| Specialised mentorship | Organize group mentorship of students during associates' weekend; Organize mentorship of ministry leaders on specialised mentorship programs. | - At least once a year for group mentorship - At least twice a year for ministry leaders |
Outcome: Enhanced mentorship in specific areas. Indicator: % of individuals trained and nurtured in the specialised mentorship programs. |
| Creative ministry | Organize training by staff and associates (both FOCUS Staff and CU associates); Create partnership with outside ministries like CITAM. | - Enhancing creativity in ministry with sharpened skills for effective service - Number of individuals participating in the creative ministry mentorship programs |
Outcome: Increase in % of creativity and well mentored creative ministry and other students in ministry. |
| Involvement and support | Establish functional support structures in the CU to enhance accountability; Promote a conducive atmosphere for fellowship to facilitate members' involvement and participation through talents, gifts and skills. | - Increase in the number of individuals well nurtured and enhancing faithful living | Outcome: A well caring church with increased accountability and faithful service by all members. |