Serve Your Community by being an Ambassador of Hope
Your first step in becoming a quality HOPE365Plus mentoring coach, is to read everything on this page.
About HOPE365Plus
Dear prospective mentoring coach, HOPE365Plus is a free mentoring and coaching program developed to help men and women get a good start as they move to and through their next stages of life. Our ministry is all about freedom; freedom to become the person God intends them to become, freedom from adversity, and the freedom to be inspired toward hope and confidence in their future. Mentoring coaches help men and women live a successful independent life through the guidance and support of life-guides who respect them and are determined to see every participant reach their life goals. Our initial goal is to help participating mentees learn how to engage in positive relationships, prepare to navigate through the ins and outs of daily life, flourish in employment, engage in positive relationships, and maintain a strong relationship with the Lord. We desire to help participants move to their next level of development through career counseling, educational mentoring, and next-level life-skills coaching. We know that quality spiritual formation will be the catalyst to quality personal development as all of the best things happen when the Lord is one's leader. HOPE365Plus is available as a resource for anyone needing Christian mentoring, but we train our mentoring coaches to be more than the average church mentor. Our specialized mentors are trained to serve particular people-groups by learning what makes the mentee unique, getting them ready to to be the life-guide that can help them become the best man or woman of Christ, He always new they would become. To be sure we are clear, HOPE365Plus does not secure housing or employment for participants. Our purpose is to walk alongside our participants as they seek to accomplish goals - themselves. There is great benefit in you helping your mentee learn to network and partner with you, providing you guide them without doing life for them. You should have their best interest at heart and should use your knowledge of the Lord, the community, and life to help them in every appropriate way, to flourish independently as men and women of the kingdom. Allow me to personally thank you for being interested in supporting those who need your ability to love, encourage, train, and support the spiritual journey of a man or woman looking to become all they can be in the Lord. Please know you are appreciated, are being prayed over, and will be supported by our program as you serve one of God's loved children Rejoice Always! Dr. Mark Painter, D.Min Executive Director Partners in Hope & Healing, Inc.
Why is the program called HOPE365Plus?
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We operate under the belief that hope requires three relationships:
The first and most effective relationship is the one we have with the Lord Jesus Christ. The best influence we can have is the one who brings righteous wisdom, power, peace, and Joy - The Holy Spirit. The third is with a man or woman who help us learn to be dependent on God as we move forward in His plan for us.
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Our program is initially scheduled as a one-year mentoring and coaching program. We will focus on spiritual, relational, professional, and personal aspects of development to ensure a great start to the rest of our mentee's life. A Christian mentoring coach will serve as a life-associate, spiritual guide, and Christian friend to help participants become free to flourish as a Christian men and women of God and citizens of our community.
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Participants have the ability to extend their time in our program or with you, the mentor beyond the year. Mentors can be mentors for life, so if you and your mentee choose to continue past your first year, go for it.
Your mentee may also choose to enter our mentor training program, so they can benefit others who will follow after them in their quest for freedom in the Lord.
What does being a HOPE365Plus Mentoring Coach look like?
The Time Investment
Mentors are asked to commit to one-year with their mentee. They are asked to meet with them in person as often as possible. We expect that mentors can find time to have a cup of coffee, take a walk in a park, do a bit of fishing, or hit the gym at least every other week for an hour. Mentors and mentees will be equipped with a set of guided journals that will help them communicate in a way that promotes growth and transparency. Mentors are also asked to meet over ZOOM, Teams, or another online video platform on weeks when they will not meet in person. We also ask that the mentor communicate via text and voice calls periodically to provide encouragement and biblical support.
The Training
Mentor coaches are trained in-person, via the video classes, and online training modules. The primary training is a 3-6 week program that will start once you agree to become a HOPE365Plus mentoring coach. You may meet, be assigned to a mentee, and begin coaching at any time after you are approved as a mentor, but completion of the training is necessary and mandatory. You will also receive training that prepares you for the specific mentoring project in which you will participate. This training is usually only about one hour and is provided online.
Support
Each quarter you will be asked to meet with a group of other HOPE365Plus mentors and program directors for a debriefing. At this debriefing you will be able to ask questions, express concerns, get ideas from other mentors, and experience the wisdom of your team director.
We also know it is possible that your mentee may need some special help from time to time. Often times this help may be outside of your training and ability to serve them. We have counselors, life-coaches, academic guides, and and even recovery specialists ready to lend an active hand to you and your mentee. You are also supported through your HOPE365Plus coordinator with the program from which the mentee came. Their program has provided a structure and boundaries that keep you from having to make regulatory decisions.
Qualifications
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Love the Lord Jesus Christ
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Love helping people
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Active member of a Christian Church
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Willing to attend training
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Can get pastoral recommendation
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Can pass a background check