Comments on: MentorNet #69 – Functions of Mentored Training Chains http://acquirewisdom.com/mentornet/mentornet-68-functions-mentored-training-chains/ Wisdom in church planting, culture, and bi-vocational ministry... Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dick Scoggins http://acquirewisdom.com/mentornet/mentornet-68-functions-mentored-training-chains/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Dick Scoggins Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:00:52 +0000 http://acquirewisdom.com/?p=159#comment-435 Great stuff. One area I would suggest is expanding on the three or four generation model of Grandfathers, fathers, sons. I think one of the great problems in the west is Fathers who refuse to become grandfathers, but retain authority over their older sons.  I have seen this over and over in churches and mission orgs. Paul talks about parents laying up for their children, not children for their parents.  I interpret that to mean Grandfathers need to be about enabling their older sons to be successful--not about their success (obvious applications to mentoring). Even the Father turned authority over to Jesus as an adult son (Cf. John 8) rather than treating Jesus as a subordinate. I do think that George exemplifies this kind of mentoring but I think it needs to be pointed out! Thanks, Dick Scoggins Great stuff. One area I would suggest is expanding on the three or four generation model of Grandfathers, fathers, sons.
I think one of the great problems in the west is Fathers who refuse to become grandfathers, but retain authority over their older sons.  I have seen this over and over in churches and mission orgs. Paul talks about parents laying up for their children, not children for their parents.  I interpret that to mean Grandfathers need to be about enabling their older sons to be successful–not about their success (obvious applications to mentoring). Even the Father turned authority over to Jesus as an adult son (Cf. John 8) rather than treating Jesus as a subordinate.

I do think that George exemplifies this kind of mentoring but I think it needs to be pointed out!
Thanks,
Dick Scoggins

]]> By: P. http://acquirewisdom.com/mentornet/mentornet-68-functions-mentored-training-chains/comment-page-1/#comment-413 P. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:06:54 +0000 http://acquirewisdom.com/?p=159#comment-413 Very good. Very good.

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