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EFM
Mentors
EFM Mentors
guide and facilitate the seminar group in all aspects of the program
and administer the group for the School of Theology Programs Center
at Sewanee. Persons seeking to become mentors should have:
- a desire
to be a companion/guide to people as they engage in an intensive
theological education program
- an
ability to articulate thoughts and feelings, show understanding
of thoughts and feelings of others, respond effectively
to conflict and group dynamics, and be a facilitator rather
than a teacher
- maturity
in a life of faith, comfort with the diversity of our rich Christian
Tradition, and familiarity with the study of biblical criticism
- willingness
and ability to manage administrative responsibilities in a timely
fashion
Mentor
Training:
Training
for mentors is on-site, intensive, and requires 18 contact hours.
Full participation is mandatory. The purpose of mentor training
is for participants to discern whether they have the desire and
skills to be a mentor for the EFM program, and to provide ongoing
training and support for experienced mentors who have an active
group. The event provides an opportunity for an EfM trainer to
evaluate the skills of trainees and to accredit those who qualify.
Accreditation is not automatic.
There
are two levels of training: Mentor training (basic and in-service)
and formation training.
Basic/in-service
training covers the nature and purpose of EFM, the four-source
model of theological reflection, the place and purpose of spiritual
autobiographies, group skills and resources to resolve problems,
worship as an integral part of a group, administrative procedures,
recruiting and starting a group, and conducting an EfM seminar.
Persons
who may attend include anyone interested in becoming a mentor;
a mentor who has attended mentor training only once and needs
to update accreditation; an EfM mentor whose accreditation is
out of date; a person who wishes to replace a mentor who is leaving
a group and needs accreditation; someone who wants more information
but may not be ready or willing to mentor yet ("for information
only").
Formation
training is designed for the experienced, active EFM mentor
who would like to work more intensively on one particular aspect
of his or her formation as a mentor. It is open only to active
EfM mentors who have trained no fewer than two times previously
and have been recommended by a trainer to attend formation for
their next cycle of accreditation. Some topics include Advanced
Theological Reflection; Spirituality; Living With Conflict; Myers-Briggs;
Experiential Learning; Equipping for Ministry; Power and Authority;
Worship; and Transition in the Midst of a Changing World.
2012
Formation Training -- Two Groups:
Group Skills and Human Interaction.
Living With Conflict
Mentor
Training Events
The 2012
Mentor training in the Dioceses of Maryland and Washington will
be held May 31 through June 2 at the Claggett Center in Buckeystown
MD. We are planning 5 groups this year, including 3 basic and
2 formation events. Deadline for registration is May 1 and the
cost of $300 covers all materials, room for 2 nights and 6 meals
(beginning with dinner Thursday and ending with lunch Saturday)
and (of course) the trainers!
All training
will start at 1 PM on Thursday and end with lunch on Saturday.
Registration
Information on the Mentor
Training Event is now available. Registration
Forms are availabel here
When you register, please advise the Diocese of Washington coordinator,
Barbara Miles barbaramiles07@verizon.net.
Training
events are also held at Sewanee
every month. You may also attend training events in another
diocese.
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