Become a Confident Catholic Mentor
Learn skills and gain resources in Catholic accompaniment that get people engaged, maximizes your impact, and guards against burnout.
Spring 2024 Cohort is now Closed. Click below to learn more about our upcoming Fall Cohort.
Whether you're formally working as a mentor, in ministry, or simply a person who feels called to accompany others, have you ever felt...
- Like you see so much potential in others, but aren’t sure how to help them reach it?
- Annoyed that you are more engaged than your mentees in their own growth?
- Like an imposter who is winging it every time you're with a mentee?
- Irritated that your mentees aren’t listening to your advice?
- Overwhelmed because you don’t know how to set and keep boundaries?
- Frustrated that your mentees just aren’t getting better?
What’s more…
- Maybe you’ve read the books and learned the theology, but still struggle to make it practical.
- You’ve tried sharing your own story and what worked for you, but that’s not working for them.
- You’ve tried a “tough love” approach to get them into action, but it’s hit or miss at best.
- You’ve tried mimicking someone else’s mentor style, but it feels inauthentic.
But what if that didn't have to be you...
What if...
- You could offer mentees a clear path to unlock their God-given mission
- You knew the psychology behind ethical influencing so you can help mentees get motivated and take action.
- You had a clear and repeatable process to mentor effectively so you could stop feeling confused and stay focused.
- You had an approach that was less about how much you know and more about the mentee and God’s work in their life.
- You knew how to set and keep healthy boundaries so that you can avoid burnout and help mentees take responsibility.
- Regardless of your mentee’s ultimate decisions and results, you could still feel free to love and accompany them going forward.
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Metanoia Catholic’s Mentorship Training
Gain skills in active listening, holding the space, and mentoring.
Learn a simple discernment process to walk others through.
Become a guide that discerns well and helps others do the same.
"I thoroughly enjoyed this mentorship training.
In fact I've already been mentoring two people within my parish using the materials provided and they are finding it very helpful.
I really feel like I can take this information to people within my community and parish to help them discern and discover their uniqueness and to step more fully into what God is calling them to.
The worksheets provide me with the tools I need to walk clients through this process. The Discernment Guide that Metanoia Catholic provided is my favorite tool from the course and I use this daily in my own life!
The practical application sessions were great - explaining a process and showing a process are very different and seeing it 'live' was so much more helpful. I'm excited for more offerings like this moving forward."
By enrolling in Metanoia Mentor Training, you get:
An interactive lesson designed to teach and train mentors the necessary skill of active listening.
An interactive lesson designed to teach and train mentors the necessary skill of holding the space for their mentees.
An interactive lesson that helps mentors grow in the skill of identifying what is inside and outside of their locus of control and responsibilities as a mentor.
Since relationship with Christ is at the core of discernment this exercise has been designed to help mentees encounter Christ in meditative prayer that is prompted by the mentee’s unique sensory preference and experiences.
An exercise that is designed to help the mentor and mentee explore their interests, talents, gifts, and current mission. The goal of this exercise is to excavate their God-given Mission statement that may have been hidden within plainsight.
An exercise that is designed to help the mentor and mentee discern their initial responses to their desires. The mentors will learn how to use the Metanoia Catholic Discernment Guide has been designed to simplify this discernment process.
An exercise that is designed to help the mentors and mentees discern their initial thoughts and judgments about your desires.
An exercise that is designed to help the mentors and mentees discern their intentions and reasons for their desires.
An exercise that will help the mentor and mentees identify their personal Core Values with clear description statements. Core Values address the question, “How do I operate?” Followed by an exercise that is designed to help to turn the desires into actions.
- Immediate access to 9 mentor training lessons
- Downloadable Leader Guides and Worksheets to use and to share
- Access to 12 live cohort practical application sessions for mastering skills
- Instant access to our online Mentor community forum for connecting and collaborating
Say goodbye to...
- Dragging mentees along
- Exhaustion from trying to fix everyone’s problems
- Feeling stuck figuring out mentorship on your own.
Start enjoying...
- A more effective way to engage and motivate mentees
- Clear boundaries that keep peace and accountability
- More confidence from a sound Catholic mentor process
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Live Practical Application Sessions run weekly.
On top of our 9 recorded lessons, we have 12 weekly interactive 1-hour live practical application sessions (Wednesdays from 9:30 - 11AM ET) where we give you the chance to learn and practice the news skills that we teach you. Replays will be made available!
"I think the mentorship training is a valuable resource. The provided worksheets really help guide a mentee to discover their intentions and desires."
Ready to join?
Metanoia Mentor Training
Cohort 2 Coming Fall 2024
- Mentor training library
- Mentor download library
- Live cohort lesson schedule (starting May 22)
- Mentor training community
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